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2007-05-07 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Moonbat Governor: Iraq War hampers Kansas cleanup
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Posted by Groluns Ulomort5343 2007-05-07 08:52|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 She is just trying to deflect blame from her incompetence.
Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader  2007-05-07 11:46||   2007-05-07 11:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Another incompetent, Democratic governor, blaming everyone else.

And what this? A female, too? So she picked up a trick from Blanco's playbook. And the author of the article, unnamed, must have a better-than-even-chance of being of a similar sex, not to mention from San Franciso.

But, just to show I'm not chauvanistic, she was one of the five bestGovernors of the year, according to her website's version of a Time Magazine article.
Posted by Bobby 2007-05-07 12:28||   2007-05-07 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 So, neighboring states aren't chipping in?

Has she bothered asking?
Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford  2007-05-07 12:39|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2007-05-07 12:39|| Front Page Top

#4 The story that will not be reported * at all * is that there will be no New Orleans style Lord of the Flies re-ennactment in Kansas...
Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek  2007-05-07 12:41||   2007-05-07 12:41|| Front Page Top

#5 You know that nothing stops you Ms. Sebelius from establishing a separate state militia which is not beholding to the federal government for pork patronage funding and therefore not subject to federal requirements. Some states in fact do have a militia infrastructure just because they understand that fact.

Oh, and by the way, it is the National Guard Bureau which insists that most of the Guard remain composed of combat formations rather than combat support or combat support services which contain the skills that most governors need like MPs, communications, medical, transportation, etc. Those are usually found in the federal Army Reserve. Just because the NGB thinks itself as a co-equal branch of DoD along with the Army, Navy and Air Force, and your political good o'boys keep it that way.
Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-07 13:57||   2007-05-07 13:57|| Front Page Top

#6 On Fox yesterday the Director of Kansas Emergency Responce and Homeland Defence, when asked what she needed, said, "We have everything we need. We just need people to stay away right now". Somebody is really playing another anti-war angle here to get more control over the National Guard. Form a State Militia, Kathleen.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2007-05-07 14:11||   2007-05-07 14:11|| Front Page Top

#7 And what this? A female, too?

Yeah. Dem dames is dumber'n rocks. Belch. Hey! My coffee's gettin' cold here, toots!
Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-05-07 14:41||   2007-05-07 14:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Too bad Tom Brown and FEMA aren't available to bring in the unused trailers from Katrina-land......Ray probably wouldn't allow them to leave the state anyway.
Posted by USN. Ret. 2007-05-07 15:37||   2007-05-07 15:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey mister the 721st. KNG transportation company out of Hays Kansas is in Iraq right now pulling convoy from Kuwait to Anaconda. Second tour mister and they had a 98% volunteer to go back. The one that didn't go was pregnant.
Posted by Sherebmanper Scourge of the Platypi1150">Sherebmanper Scourge of the Platypi1150  2007-05-07 16:25||   2007-05-07 16:25|| Front Page Top

#10 That would be the 731st KNG, but SSCP is right about the numbers. Saw for myself when they left after Thanksgiving (Thank you Patriot Guard!).

Greensburg had elements of volunteer fire/rescue from communities more than 70 miles away there nearly immediately after the tornado. They had a General from KNG there in the morning, Representative Moran and Senator Roberts arrived shortly afterwards. In fact, there was so much help they had to refuse it (had my bunker gear, ready to go). I think Governor Sebelius' comments were delayed because she needed to be briefed that there is indeed Kansas west of Wichita. She seems to be the only Kansan who can't handle the situation.
Posted by SW KS Fire/Rescue 2007-05-07 17:09||   2007-05-07 17:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Ok, I'm back

Unit Deployment
731st Transportation Company Operation Iraqi Freedom
714th Security Force Company Operation Iraqi Freedom
635th Regional Support Group Operation Enduring Freedom
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 130th Field Artillery Brigade Operation Enduring Freedom
Embedded Training Team Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Operation Iraqi Freedom
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,
35th Division Artillery Operation Enduring Freedom
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Operation Iraqi Freedom
35th Military Police Company Operation Enduring Freedom

This is probably 50% of the total personnel. Most of the heavy equipment in Iraq is "stay behind equipment," taken over from units that are cycling out. It is not packed up and taken half way around the world with each unit. There are exceptions but these generally apply to combat vehicles and aircraft, not ordinary logistics and support gear that would be relevant to disaster relief.

In any case, the governor did not name heavy engineer equipment in her list of alleged deficiencies. The types of KNG units deployed wouldn't have a lot of this in their TOE even if they took it all with them, certainly not a lot compared to, say, the state highway department. The kinds of items she did name (trucks, tents, etc.) would almost certainly be supplied in theater and not brought all the way from the Kansas armories.

It is up to her to provide the facts and figures that would support her contention, but the media are obviously giving her a pass on it.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-05-07 18:20||   2007-05-07 18:20|| Front Page Top

#12 IIRC a few months ago it was winter (seems to come around every year, conincidence?!?) and there didn't seem to be too many complaints about missing equipment; nor any from Colorado where they were using front end loaders to feed cattle.

Just when you think global warming is responsible for everything, this lameness spews out.

PS - the cognescenti already realize this governor is the daughter of former Gov. Gilligan (brought in the state income tax) of Ohio.
Posted by Closh Slealing7392 2007-05-07 19:11||   2007-05-07 19:11|| Front Page Top

#13 This makes me sick, I have a number of family in Greensburg including an Aunt and Uncle who, like most of the towns people, lost everything. The family is alright, but I just wish the Dems would leave politics out of this and shut the f*** up.
Posted by djh_usmc 2007-05-07 19:52||   2007-05-07 19:52|| Front Page Top

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