Daily Archives: September 13th, 2005 «

 

Taking responsibility equates to taking “full responsibility”

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 8:52 pm » 11 Comments

Or so you’d think if you read this Reuters article (emphasis added): The discovery of at least 44 bodies in an abandoned hospital in New Orleans raised new questions about the response to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday as President George W. Bush took full responsibility for government failures in handling the disaster. My hat would be [...]

 

The politics of pandering and posturing

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 8:14 pm » 3 Comments

I read this question today from Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) to John Roberts and about fell out of my chair: KOHL: Judge, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we all saw that those who suffered the most were those who had not been able to take advantage of the great opportunities that our great country has [...]

 

President To Address Nation Thursday From La.

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 10:19 am » 3 Comments

Via AP: President Bush will address the nation Thursday evening from Louisiana, where he will be monitoring the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the White House announced Tuesday. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush will speak at 9 p.m. EDT. I wonder if anyone in the DNC has issued a press release stating what time [...]

 

Michael Yon’s latest is posted

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 10:16 am » Comments Off

Check it out here.  He provides an update on the battle for Mosul.

 

John Roberts confirmation hearings: Day 2

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 10:03 am » 4 Comments

Matt Margolis at Blogs For Bush is continuing to liveblog the confirmation hearings of Judge John Roberts. His day one liveblogging is posted here.

 

Adios, Mr. Chrenkoff

Posted by: ST on September 13, 2005 at 9:33 am » 2 Comments

Arthur Chrenkoff has blogged his last post.  Read it here. You will be missed, Mr. Chrenkoff.  Your tireless devotion to researching newslinks for your good news posts have been an inspiration to many.   You’ve also provided numerous upbeat assessments of what’s going on in Iraq and Afghanistan that we otherwise would have to hunt and dig [...]