To Pass Up:
"We" when the news is good. He says "Them" when the news is bad. (Referring here to the advent of Hurricane Gustav along the Gulf Coast). Absolutely to be expected; I'm not picking on Rep. King in particular. I often use the Politicospeak use of the Passive Voice as an example for my ESL students. "This is when you use the PV: when you don't want your fingerprints on the SNAFU", to paraphrase a bit.
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