You're Doing a Heck of Job Brownie

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Nixon's problem was that some Republicans were more patriotic rather than loyal. Loyalty at the expense of partiotism is a hallmark of the George Jr administration. But something has happened. What was obvious is, well, from the NY Times of 13 February 2006:

Republicans' Report on Katrina Assails Response
House Republicans plan to issue a blistering report on Wednesday that says the Bush administration delayed the evacuation of thousands of New Orleans residents by failing to act quickly on early reports that the levees had broken during Hurricane Katrina.

A draft of the report, to be issued by an 11-member, all-Republican committee, says the Bush administration was informed on the day Hurricane Katrina hit that the levees had been breached, even though the president and other top administration officials earlier said that they had learned of the breach the next day.

That delay was significant, the report says, rejecting the defense given by the White House and the Department of Homeland Security that the time it took to recognize the breach did not significantly affect the response.