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Bucky

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8. Exactly my point. Given the moment and the crisis, Obama showed what a leader is.

Reply to drthais (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 08:07 PM

Oct 2012

I was born in New Orleans. It will always break my heart to remember the places I grew up around up to their windows in water. This week is a test. I think it means we, as a people, are learning to be better humans. It helps if we have a humane person in charge of the government. But I'll let you know if we passed that test a week from now.

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I recall earlier in the week some Republican saying Sandy was "Obama's Katrina" [View all] Bucky Oct 2012 OP

nobody is anybody's Katrina drthais Oct 2012 #1

Heartbreaking and telling. nt Walk away Oct 2012 #3

The line on Katrina was that Democrats "blamed Bush for the weather" lolly Oct 2012 #6

Exactly my point. Given the moment and the crisis, Obama showed what a leader is. Bucky Oct 2012 #8

more like Romney's Katrina Hamlette Oct 2012 #2

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Oct 2012 #4

Not even close. Romney is utterly irrelevent when it comes to handling real problems. Bucky Oct 2012 #10

Heck of a job Romney C_U_L8R Oct 2012 #5

Wait.. I thought they said the BP spill was Obama's Katrina? aaaaaa5a Oct 2012 #7

Yeah, I'm so old I remember when the Deepwater Horizon was Obama's Katrina n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2012 #11

It's a good illustration of the difference in how disasters are handled. abelenkpe Oct 2012 #9

Yes, However, Obama is NOT Bush Zambero Oct 2012 #12