Reply #5: Sure he's trying to save his ass, but I believe a lot of what he said too.

[napi21]

HE could have done a lot better job, for sure! But I've been in positions when the "leaders" just wouldn't pay any attention to you. They just didn't give a sh*t! There's very little you can do in a spot like that to make things happen, even though you know what should be done.

I believe he DID contact Andy Card, and Steve Hadley with the desparation of the situation in NO, and I also believe Hadley and Card told Shrub! I think he was just ignored.

I also believe what he said about FEMA being the Step Child in DHS. I think Chertoff considered him to be a PIA, and if he ignored him, he'd just go away.

I don't know if the stories of Brownie wanting to make sure he "looked good on TV" are true or not. If thye are, he certainly deserved to loose his job! But the total responsibility for getting the job done rests in the Oval Office! If the occupant is so stupid to appoint people who are incapable of doing that, that's still the President's Problem!