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Georgia Tech Grad. Veteran. Retired, Writer.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

"I Am Responsible"

Dear Editor:

The president said, "I take responsibility" for the problems of response at all levels of government in the devastation of the Gulf Coast and New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. What exactly does that mean? If that is the case, why was Michael Brown replaced at FEMA (which he should have been)?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, responsibility is defined as: "the quality or state of being responsible: as moral, legal, or mental accountability." When military leaders do the wrong thing that causes death they are held accountable and are relieved of command. When CEOs do a poor job they are are held accountable and fired. How is Mr. Bush being held accountable?

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