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...abate. In a TIME poll of 1,000 adults nationwide, 52% said the government had done a poor job preparing for Katrina at all levels. And 62% said the government had responded too slowly to those hardest hit. In this sample at least, Americans did not single out blame but spread it far and wide...
...Should blame be portioned out according to power--or proximity? And what about the legions of elected officials and bureaucrats stacked in between, the ones who are supposed to form a human chain from city hall to the Oval Office...
...President's spokespeople have taken to calling this the "blame game." His critics call it "accountability." However you brand the process, you should get used to it. Republicans in Congress have announced a joint inquiry with Democrats. But the Democrats are refusing to cooperate because they want an independent commission. No matter how the reckoning goes, TIME's investigation reveals at least four places where the system broke down...
...second tactic could be summed up as, Don't look back. The White House has sent delegates to meetings in Washington of outside Republican groups who have plans to blame the Democrats and state and local officials. In the meantime, it has no plans to push for a full-scale inquiry like the 9/11 commission, which Bush bitterly opposed until the pressure from Congress and surviving families made resistance futile. Congressional Democrats have said they are unwilling to settle for anything less than an outside panel, but White House officials said they do not intend to give in, and will...
BEST PUNCH: After moving their ceremony and uninviting their former hosts, the lovebirds say they "choose to enjoy our honeymoon without any further dispute or blame throwing. Unlike their spokespeople, [the Perelmans] wished us somewhat less than all the happiness in the world...