Now that Preznit Fluffing Arabians poll numbers are dropping, he's "cleared" his September schedule to "work" on the political damage inflicted by Katrina.
Blanco was not informed of the timing of Bush's visit, nor was she immediately invited to meet him or travel with him. Blanco's office didn't know Bush was coming until told by reporters. Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said the White House reached out to Blanco's office Sunday, but didn't hear back, and White House staff in Louisiana spoke with Blanco early Monday.
During his stop at Bethany, several people ran up to meet Bush as he and first lady Laura Bush wandered around the room. But just as many hung back and just looked on.
"I'm not star-struck. I need answers," said Mildred Brown, who has been there since Tuesday with her husband, mother-in-law and cousin. "I'm not interested in handshaking. I'm not interested in photo ops. This is going to take a lot of money."
Bush hasn't gone a day without a public event devoted to the storm and its aftermath. But none of those trips so far — nor appearances by several Cabinet members in the region — has quieted complaints that Washington's response to the disaster has been sluggish.
Preznit Pickle Licker could care less about the state of disaster recovery, the fate of the affected or anything else involved in Hurricane Katrina except for one thing: rebuilding his faltering image and finding a way to milk this for future fundraising efforts.
As far as the aftermath of the disaster, he could give a Flying Fuck, unless there's a way to manipulate the outcome/media/public perception for the benefit of the 1600 Crew.
