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Blame vs. Responsibility

So the line from the White House, the Republican Party and Fox News is "we're not going to engage in the blame game". Every time you hear that line, think instead, "we're not going to accept responsibility". This administration has NEVER accepted responsibility for anything (WMD's, post war planning, outing CIA operatives. etc.), why would we expect them to start now.

How far are we from Harry Truman's "the buck stops here"? Where is the leadership that has the courage to admit mistakes? Do we really think the response to the next disaster will be any better if there is no admission that FEMA failed so we can learn from that and improve for the next disaster?

posted by Dave @ 6:58 AM