Briefly, it was a promising beginning:
Bush: 'I Take Responsibility'
President Bush Tuesday took responsibility for government failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina and said the disaster raised broader questions about the government's ability to respond to natural disasters as well as terror attacks...
"I want to know what went right and what went wrong," the president said. "I want to know how to better cooperate with state and local government, to be able to answer that very question that you asked, 'Are we capable of dealing with a severe attack or another severe storm?'"
But you knew that wasn't going to last long:
Senate Kills Bid for Katrina Commission
Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate what went wrong with federal, state and local governments' response to Hurricane Katrina.
Nothing ever changes, does it?
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"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
-Mark Twain
Olbermann has his "apology hall of shame" and I wonder if this will be entered someday.
The mistake, as you note, is ever thinking that anyone actually is SORRY for anything -- see this, too:
http://www.karmafarm.com/formletter.html
This is great news! No bipartisan commission. That means a non-partisan commission right? Some determined people who aren't focussed on scoring points, right? Right?
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