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All,<br>
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I have largely stayed out of the Katrina thread for a couple of
reasons: A) This early in the analysis the facts cannot yet be
determined and, B) the ultimate debate is far off but will be thorough
and convincing when it is complete. Now is the time for us to raise
money/aid - we can yell at one another later.<br>
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Anyhow, via Drudge we get these breaking poll numbers:<br>
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<tt><b><tt><b><tt><b>CNNUSATODAYGALLUP POLL: ONLY 13% BLAME BUSH?<br>
Wed Sep 07 2005 10:42:26 ET
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A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of 609 adults taken September 5-6 shows:<br>
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Blame Game -- 13% said George W. Bush is "most responsible for the
problems in New Orleans after the hurricane"; 18% said "federal
agencies"; 25% said "state and local officials"; 38% said "no one is to
blame"; 6% had no opinion. -- 29% said that "top officials in the
federal agencies responsible for handling emergencies should be fired";
63% said they should not; 8% had no opinion.<br>
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MORE<br>
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Government Performance -- 10% said George W. Bush has done a "great"
job in "responding to the hurricane and subsequent flooding"; 25% said
"good"; 21% said "neither good nor bad"; 18% said "bad"; 24% said
"terrible"; 2% had no opinion. -- 8% said federal government agencies
responsible for handling emergencies have done a "great" job in
"responding to the hurricane and subsequent flooding"; 27% said "good";
20% said "neither good nor bad"; 20% said "bad"; 22% said "terrible";
3% had no opinion. -- 7% said state and local officials in Louisiana
have done a "great" job in "responding to the hurricane and subsequent
flooding"; 30% said "good"; 23% said "neither good nor bad"; 20% said
"bad"; 15% said "terrible"; 5% had no opinion.
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</b></tt></b></tt></b></tt><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I'll
venture a guess right now that Bush is not hurt politically from this
event (regardless of how much so many of you wish it were true.) <br>
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Have you given 'til it hurts yet? Give up the lattes and pitch in if
you have not.<br>
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db<br>
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