Bush was keeping his life in balance when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Tuesday. He had some partying on his schedule that could not be interrupted by a hurricane. Rather than me rant about it here, I’ll direct you to Bob Harris’s blog where he has a post comparing Bush to Nero and a photo essay that juxtaposes images of what Bush was doing while Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. Greg Saunders also has some things to say about it at This Modern World.
There’s also been quite a bit of blogging about how money that had been set aside to strengthen New Orleans’ levees and retaining walls was diverted to the War on Terror. This article covers it quite well and Bob Harris has some things to say about it on his site and on the TMW site.
Bush did cut short his vacation by two days and headed back to Washington D.C. today so that he could meet with FEMA officials to come up with a disaster relief plan. There must not have been any celebrations on his schedule for today and tomorrow.
Today was also the day that more poll results were released.
Rising gas prices and ongoing bloodshed in Iraq continue to take their toll on President Bush, whose standing with the public has sunk to an all-time low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The survey found Bush’s job approval rating at 45 percent, down seven points since January and the lowest ever recorded for the president in Post-ABC surveys. Fifty-three percent disapproved of the job Bush is doing.
And you may ask yourself, has there ever been a president worse than the miserable failure we have now?
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