Distraction

The Cheney matter (he shot an Old Man in the Face you know) has caused distraction from other more substantive BushCo fuck ups because - well, it is better material for 200 word or less snarks.

But that doesn't mean the Bush Administration's record of substantive incompetence hasn't manifested itself elsewhere. In fact, Trigger Finger Dick (he shot an Old Man in the Face) may actually help the Administration escape from larger stories of its malfeasance.

The Katrina Report which was issued yesterday, by a GOP committee no less found that Bush was doing exactly what he has always done sit on his ass. (see the PDB of 8/6/01 "Bin Laden Determined to Strike U.S." and the PDB of February 11, 2006, "Cheney Determined to Shoot an Old Man in the Face")

"The preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina should disturb all Americans," said the report, written by a Republican-dominated special House committee chaired by Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va.

"Passivity did the most damage," it said. "The failure of initiative cost lives, prolonged suffering, and left all Americans justifiably concerned our government is no better prepared to protect its people than it was before 9/11, even if we are."

Ah, but the Bush team was quick to preemptively respond they did everything as perfectly as ever:

On Monday, White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend said Bush was "fully involved" in Washington's preparations and response to Katrina.

Excuse us Francis, but we were alive in August 2005 (like 3,000 plus who didn't make it out of that month with their lives):

[To "The Battle of New Orleans"]

Well, in Two-aught oh-five we had a mighty storm
but missing was Dearest Leader, as is now the norm.
We took a lot of flooding and had to survive on our means,
Yes we caught the bloody hell in the town of New Orleans.

Katrina blew its gusts and the water it kept a'comin.
There was more suff'ring through all as ever long ago.
It blew much more than once and we began a dying'
But Preznit Bush, he wouldn't come near the Gulf of Mexico...

Well, Bush flew down to Phoenix and he flew to San Diego
And he ran from the weather like a cowardly a-hole.
He ran so fast the storm couldn't catch 'em
away from the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico.

We asked for help but the Chimp kept a runnin'.
Til there wasn't as many as there was a while ago.
We died and drowned but the Chimp kept a runnin'
for a Photo-Op and away from the the Gulf of Mexico.

Think Progress has the full run down of the failure on a day-by-day basis.