Let's Play Pin The Blame On The Donkey!

The White House is so desperate to wriggle out of the blame for their latest dereliction of duty that they have spun their newest Great Lie: It was Governor Blanco's fault. Of course, their right wingnut followers are always more than happy to blame a Democrat for their own mistakes. They blather on a lot about "personal responsibility" but for Republicans, The Buck Never Stops. Which only goes to prove that what they've always meant my "personal responsibility" was: "we don't want to help minorities". So now they want to cast the blame on the Democrat.

Except for one problem: She already HAD declared a state of emergency and BUSH KNEW IT!

Late Sunday, President Bush pressed for an emergency declaration in Alabama, which would allow federal operations in. Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi were already declared disaster states, CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller reports.

So much for THAT excuse! But wait, there's more...

Mr. Bush said he had spoken earlier Sunday with federal disaster management officials and with the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

"I appreciate the efforts of the governors to prepare their citizenry for this upcoming storm," Bush said. "I want to thank all the folks at the federal level and the state level who have taken this storm seriously."

(EDIT: So much for their "we didn't anticipate" excuse)

A day after declaring an emergency for Louisiana, Mr. Bush declared one for the state of Mississippi. Federal emergency workers were sending water, food and other supplies to staging centers in the Southeast expected to be affected by the powerful storm.

"These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials," Bush said

Once again, the White House with the help of the corporate media, always ready, willing and able to whore for them, have started spreading BLATANT LIES to the American public.