I have become frustrated and annoyed at the increasingly effective Administration's tirade spin, painting the discussion about the many things that went wrong with the federal disaster response as "Finger Pointing" and "Blaming"
On CNN, the disdain and cynicism about politics and politicians is audible as reporters discuss the different plans being laid out for the needed investigations into the emergency response - or lack thereof.
I think that we need to reframe this important issue using Bush's own words found within their revered No Child Left Behind Legislation, Many people are familiar with these terms because of their children's school in recent years and the much publicized mantra about fingerpointing and "the blame game."
What are the words and frame that we need to use?
ASSESSMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
STANDARDS
HIGHLY QUALIFIED
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