President Bush during a briefing on Hurricane Katrina

[hummingwolf]

The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.)

I think it is time for me to get away from the news and take a good, long walk.

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[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Gosh, did I say there was anything wrong with it? I just posted a quote, then said I needed to go for a walk.

Okay, you want to know why I have a problem with his statement? The fact that the known death toll in Mississippi has reached well over a hundred, and officials in New Orleans believe the death toll in their city alone--nevermind the surrounding areas--may be in the thousands. This is a time of national mourning. One job of a head of state at a time like this is to express sympathy to the bereaved.

I'll give him this. If when he says "out
of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before," he means he will miraculously resurrect the dead, he deserves all the credit we can give him. But in the real world where he is merely human, he gets credit for stunning insensitivity.