White House Won't Give Up Katrina Documents ...
Brownie is Stonewalling ...
So the White House is refusing to turn over certain documents and permit officials to testify before either congressional Katrina committee. Think Progress reveals that Michael Brown, Fashion God, has refused to answer Senate questions even though we paid him, as a consultant, to do just that.
What was that about the coverup being worse than the crime?
tags: michael brown george bush hurricane katrina FEMA impeach bush
My opinion is that this is non-news because nothing they do here is going to make Bu$hCo look any worse nor make FEMA look any better. The real stories are what's being done or not done to restore the lives of N.O. citizens. Which, of course, the MSM couldn't give a damn about because it doesn't bring in clicks.
Posted by: Kvatch | January 25, 2006 at 08:06 AM
They do not want us to know what we all ready know, they badly handled the crisis with Katrina. They still are, people down there cannot even get trailers that are sitting available, to live in! And, what really frosts me is that Brownie, is still recieving full pay for being a consultant! Does this make any sense?
Posted by: larkohio | January 25, 2006 at 08:38 AM
They figure we are so stupid that we will be distracted by the next...
Posted by: Debra | January 25, 2006 at 08:45 AM
Not to mention the 3200 people who are still missing! That blows my mind. Because they are POOR missing people, not privileged middle-class ones, their disappearance isn't considered newsworthy. We were talkign about this on Karena's blog (she covers a lot of the Katrina NON-coverage) and Tina mentioned how insane it is that Nancy Grace, Victim Queen, isn't dabbing her eyes over the 3200 people when she spent weeks doing just that for that Holloway girl in Aruba.
Just disgusting.
Posted by: HelenWheels | January 25, 2006 at 09:21 AM
Come on now, it does appear the the pres' mother was right, they are better off now that they're not living in NOLA anymore. Haven't ya heard the fluff pieces on NPR on how well the diaspora has gone?! ...and Brownie, who needs to bring up a past appointment of Dear Leaders that didn't turn out to be in the "best interest" of the American people, when we have his new one to fawn over.
Posted by: Fred | January 25, 2006 at 09:52 AM
Bush and co. have prevented the release of documents so often that it is not so much a news story as just an item in the news.
Posted by: J Macdonald | January 25, 2006 at 12:19 PM
executive priveledge is next to godliness.
don't you forget it
Posted by: the quitter | January 25, 2006 at 12:27 PM
I hope no one was foolish enough to expect Bush and co to take responsibility for their incompetence. They just don't want to admit any further negligence and drag this into any more news cycles than they can help. There will be some other outrage to distract us anyway.
Posted by: fallenmonk | January 25, 2006 at 01:47 PM
Quitter's right on this one...
Impunity Rocks!!
Posted by: Robot Buddha | January 25, 2006 at 01:47 PM
In the words of Kanye West, "GEORGE BUSH DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE!" This pretty much sums it up. Where are all of the Black preachers now? I can't hear them.
Posted by: catherine | January 25, 2006 at 05:15 PM
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Peace.
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Posted by: politica | January 25, 2006 at 07:51 PM
Am I missing something?
Is there a reason why Americans continue to go on with their lives as though we're not being defrauded by the second?
What is it going to take for Americans to wake up, stop what they're doing, and demand immediate change?
Posted by: qrswave | January 25, 2006 at 07:58 PM
reason grswave? how about..
sports
reality television
suv's
shopping!
sports
cable tv
religion
sports
religion
apathy.
complacency.
defeatism.
Posted by: the quitter | January 26, 2006 at 09:52 AM
It's the "It can't happen here" syndrome. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
Posted by: HelenWheels | January 26, 2006 at 09:52 AM