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*[http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/04/03/271/ Ah, Alberto Gonzales] by Larry Beinhart, [[CommonDreams.org]], April 3, 2007</ref>

===Hurricane Katrina===

{{see|Hurricane Katrina|Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina |Political effects of Hurricane Katrina}}

The alleged responsibility of the [[George W. Bush administration]] in the mishandling of [[Hurricane Katrina]]<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801113.html?hpid=topnews Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed] By John Solomon and Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, April 29, 2007</ref> has been used by [[Ramsey Clark]], [[Francis Boyle]], [[PopMatters]], [http://www.greenhumboldt.org/ Green Party of Humboldt County] and the [[Sunday Independent]] to suggest failure by the administration to adequately provide for the need of its citizens. And as such they hold that the allegations of incompetence amount to an impeachable offense.<ref name="Boyle"/><ref>Hurricane Katrina

*[http://www.impeachbush.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr005=a9e5fuxy21.app1b&page=NewsArticle&id=5045&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=1041 Ramsey Clark on Hurricane Katrina] Ramsey Clarke, [[September 6]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.popmatters.com/columns/thompson/051003.shtml POLITICS AND CULTURE/EAST AND WEST: Impeach George W. Bush] by Robert R. Thompson, [[PopMatters]], [[October 3]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.counterpunch.org/boyle09162005.html Katrina, Bush and Cheney Grounds for Impeachment] By FRANCIS BOYLE, [[September 16]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.greenhumboldt.org/gppr10.html Greens Call for Impeachment of Bush and Accomplices for Crimes Against Humanity Due to the Preventable Deaths of Thousands in New Orleans] [http://www.greenhumboldt.org/ Green Party of Humboldt County], [[August 1]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.saveourwetlands.org/fedsincompetence.html Hurricane Katrina Huffed and Puffed and Laid President Bush’s Incompetence Bare] Sunday Independent, [[September 4]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.impeachbush.tv/news/hurricane1.html Hurricane George]

*[http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060130/holtzman/5 The Impeachment of George W. Bush] The Nation, [[January 30]] [[2006]]</ref>

The administration, and its supporters, contend that the principal responsibility lies with the local authorities.<ref>Responsibility Katrina

*[http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,373579,00.html The Miserable Response to Katrina - How Emergency Management Failed New Orleans] By Farhad Manjoo, [[Der Spiegel]], [[September 7]] [[2005]]

*[http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/katrina.brown/index.html Brown puts blame on Louisiana officials] CNN, [[September 28]] [[2005]]

*[http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=55&id=44878 Former FEMA Director Brown Blames 'Dysfunctional Louisiana' for Katrina Response; Lawmakers Mock Him] by Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writer

*[http://mediamatters.org/items/200603020005 Reporting on Bush pre-Katrina briefing, NY Times, Wash. Post, USA Today entirely forgot Bush claim that no one anticipated levee breaches] Media Matters for America, [[March 2]] [[2006]]</ref> In a [[September 28]], [[2005]] article in the ''[[Washington Times]]'', then-[[FEMA]] head [[Michael Brown]] said accusations of inadequate handling of the disaster should be addressed to [[Louisiana]] [[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Kathleen Babineaux Blanco]].<ref>[http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050928-121518-5700r.htm Brown blames Gov. Blanco] By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times, [[September 28]] [[2005]]</ref>

===Expanded executive powers===