The Blame Game

Dear President George W. Bush,
During the recent tragedy that befell our fellow brothers and sisters of all races, creeds, colors and religions, on our Gulf Coast, I felt compelled to compose a letter to you and your administration. To compose a letter on behalf of all people that may not have a voice or one that is so soft as to be drowned out by all the "buck passing" and "Blame Gaming" as you so eloquently put it. I also see that the "scape-goating" has begun with Mike Brown's resignation today.
Mr. President, I write to you in search of answers to many questions that have been put to you numerous times by reporters since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
I know that to ask you these questions directly would solicit the same twisted response conjured up by your "spin-meisters", responses like (if I may be so bold as to paraphrase),"I am not going to get into the blame game right now", "there will be plenty of time to do that", "to take a step back and take a sober look at where the responsibility lies in tragic events such as this."

Mr. President, you also go on to say that "our efforts need to be focused on the continued relief and rebuilding of a region devastated by Hurricane Katrina, instead of focusing on the blame game." Well, what is waiting going to do other than obscure what is abundantly clear in most Americans' eyes at present? It is clear that the leaders of our great country SCREWED UP! The country IS focused Mr. President on the relief efforts to the Hurricane Katrina Survivors. But Mr. President, we too can also do more than one thing at a time. We are extremely capable of continuing strong relief and support efforts for the survivors AND simultaneously conducting an independent investigation on what went wrong. For you to think otherwise is not giving much credit to our (the American people) abilities and is down right insulting.

I have been listening very closely to your press conferences and what you have to say Mr. President, and I have to say that I STRONGLY disagree. There is no time like the present to conduct an independent investigation, afterall, it would be ludicrous for the Federal Government to investigate itself. AND, didn't you say, when questioned about having too many resources allocated to the Iraq War, that "the American Government can do more than one thing at a time?" Well, Mr. President with your (you being the American Government) self proclaimed "multi-tasking" skills, what better way to prove to the American people that you have their best interests at heart? Their interests above your own. What better way to prove to us that you CAN in fact, actually do more than one thing at a time?

Now I know that this may seem a bit unfair of us, the American people to be so critical of you and your administration, but can you blame us? I know you would like too, rather than except responsibility for the tragic events that unfolded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Oh, there's that word again..."blame". But, can you really blame us? Afterall, when we hear racist comments like (paraphrasing again) "those people were underprivileged to begin with where they're from", "so this (being relocated to a make-shift Texas shelter) is working quite well for them." This comment coming from none other than the former First Lady, Barbara Bush...YOUR MOTHER! When the American public hear comments such as this, tell me, WHAT IN THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO THINK?

No Mr. President, I think you would be well advised to put your multi-tasking skills into high gear and start giving the American people, especially the Hurricane Katrina SURVIVORS, some answers! Answers to questions like:

WHO

...is responsible for the complete break down of infrastructure when it came to evacuation before the storm hit?

...is responsible for the lack of relief aid in a timely fashion after the storm hit?

WHAT

...do you plan to do to those responsible for this human tragedy?

...do you plan to do to assure the American People that a plan is being put into effect so that a failure of this magnitude never happens again? You know "he who fails to plan, plans to fail."

WHERE

...are the hurricane survivors going to be permanently housed while their city is rebuilt?

...are the survivors going to get steady income to support them while they are displaced?

...was the National Guard before, during and after the storm?

WHEN

...are we going to "step back" as you put it, and begin to assign accountability (the "blame game") to those agencies' responsible for their egregious errors?

WHY

...should we believe you?

Sincerely,

The American People without a voice loud enough to overcome your attempts at rhetorical grandiloquence

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