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September 14, 2005
Bush Offensive Strategy Moving into High Gear
Pres. Bush and his administration have moved their political recovery offensive into high gear. Yesterday the President conditionally took responsibility for many of the problems with federal relief in the Katrina disaster. He has also begun throwing huge amounts of money at the problem.
By admitting some degree of responsibility for the problems Bush is trying to stand up to the American people and say, "We weren't ready for this and should have done a better job. Now we are going to fix it." Considering he has never admitted any sort mistake this seems like a big step and will probably score some points with his flagging fan base. How it plays out with the rest of the public remains to be seen.
Throwing huge amounts of money at the disaster is another issue. There seems to be no oversight and no planning in how that money is spent. In addition, many of the contracts appear to be no bid, meaning that his pals, who lead many of the companies doing the work are going to make a killing. This could be a real disaster for the people, with millions, if not billions misspent. Read the article here. It seems like a recipe for a boondoogle to me.
Posted by Chip Spear at September 14, 2005 3:34 PM