Why, Oh Why

Letter to the Washington Post

Dear Editor:

In his Sept. 6th column "Why, Oh Why," (Talking Points), Eugene Robinson points out the poor leadership that Mr. Bush has shown in a crisis. He and his administration over and over again have talked a good game of how well things are going, even in the face of disaster. This is true both in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and in the war in Iraq. It is as if he and his cabal are living on another planet. Or maybe they think we are so stupid that we will believe anything they say, even when we know (or at least should know) the opposite to be true.

Let's face it, Mr. Bush knows nothing about the meaning of responsibility. He will only assign it to others, the ones that he had appointed to his administration, with whom he shares that responsibility. Remember, you can assign authority but not responsibility.