America's shame. Bush takes the blame.

I think Bush's owning up to his responsibility as commander in chief is only empty words to shore up his falling approval numbers.

As Bush prepares for another New Orleans photo opportunity, stories such as An American Shame: The Edgar Hollingsworth story are proof that Bush failed miserably in his duty to ensure that sufficient federal search & rescue services were mounted for residents & tourists in the America's Gulf coast states.

Here's an excerpt from the dailykos diary "AMERICAN SHAME: The Edgar Hollingsworth Story ( Feds not permitting home searches ! )
by RobertInWisconsin [Wed Sep 14th, 2005]:

"Mr Hollingsworth was pulled unconscious and emaciated from his home in New Orleans by members of the California National Guard YESTERDAY - Day 16.

While Mr Hollingsworth lay on a couch in his home -- apparently alone, forgotten, without food or water, sinking into unconsciousness -- Mr Bush was doing the following :

Golfing

Licking cake frosting off his fingers

Strumming a guitar

Giving a propaganda speech in San Diego comparing Iraq to WWII and himself to FDR

Flying 2,000 feet overhead

Dragging his feet - sitting on his LAZY ASS - for FIVE LONG DAYS, while he and his gov't were in a state of PARALYSIS

Telling that horse's ass, 'Brownie you're doing a heck of a job'

Engaging in a pissing match with the Governor of Louisiana

Playing the Blame Game to try to pin his own inaction and negligence on everyone else

Taking full responsibility for the federal government failure to save people like Mr Hollingsworth ( Will Mr Bush receive consequences for his deadly inaction ? WILL HE ? )"