After saying that federal relief efforts so far “are not acceptable,” President Bush opened a tour of the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast on Friday by vowing the government will restore order in lawless New Orleans and saying the $10.5 billion being approved by Congress is just a small down payment for disaster relief.
On Mississippi's stricken coast, he met with sobbing residents amid the wreckage of their community.
In Biloxi, Miss., Bush encountered two weeping women on a street where a house had collapsed and towering trees were stripped of their branches. "My son needs clothes," said Bronwynne Bassier, 23, clutching several trash bags. "I don't have anything."
"I understand that," Bush said. He kissed both women on their heads and walked with his arms around them, telling them they could get help from the Salvation Army. "Hang in there," he said.
Hang in there. Get your help from the Salvation Army. Jesus.
“I’m not looking forward to this trip,” Bush said as he set out for a firsthand look at the destruction in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
Fuck you, Bush. This is what you signed up for when you became the President. Being the President isn't all showing off, swagger, sending soldiers to die and then having a light lobster salad lunch. This is what Presidents do. I know you'd much rather be on the ranch or entertaining doughy rich white men at a fundraiser, but you're the President of the United States. Your country is in crisis.
As Tbogg says, shut the fuck up and do your job.
(Just when you think you've hit the bottom of the barrel cross-post)
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