>>The really, really big issue here is that this proves that the govt is in no way ready to handle a disaster. This is after all the plans that were drawn up and all the money spent on those plans post 9-11.

>We had an expression in the Air Force:
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>“You can delegate authority but you cannot delegate responsibility”!
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>I have to respect the comment from Bush, "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility".

You mean he'll resign? C'mon.