Sunday, September 04, 2005
Will Anyone Take Responsibility?
At some point, considering the magnitude of this tragedy, you would think someone, at some level of government, would come forward and at least say something like, “There are a lot of people in all levels of government who are responsible, and I am one of them.”
We already know that Nagin is unwilling to take his share of the blame from his angry tirade to CNN radio. He blames Michael D. Brown, the FEMA director, and guess what? Brown blames him!
Governor Kathleen Blanco is placing the blame on the Federal Government, and the Federal Government is blaming everything on Blanco.
Understandably, no one wants to get close to this thing. There is no “upside.” But there used to be a time in this country when elected officials “rose to the occasion” and “seized the moment.” Even recently… I’ll never forget Giuliani walking through the streets of Manhattan holding the NY1 microphone as the Towers burned and collapsed, telling people to remain calm, to stay home, and assuring them things were as under control as they could be given the circumstances. Here was an elected official in charge. It wasn’t that long ago, yet it seems like another lifetime.
Do any of the government officials we've seen on TV lately appear to be exuding that kind of calm, collected and controlled confidence? No. Fire them all.
And just in case there is any doubt as to who "them all" is referring to...
Chertoff
Brown
Nagin
Blanco
