Bush and Katrina

[thyme4change]

c.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tygrrrr-express/2013/apr/26/donna-brazile-george-w-bush-and-truth-about-hurric/

www.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/brazile-katrina-bush/index.html

I want to share what I believe to have been President Bush's determination to follow up on commitments, and the intense, personal, dedicated efforts he made to revive and restore people's futures. I know what I'm talking about.

The Bush White House was guilty of lousy public relations, because Bush believed deeds mattered more than words. He still believes this, and refuses to defend himself against scurrilous attacks.

[swamp]

I don't know if I agree with her assessment, but it's refreshing to see someone in politics praise a member of hte other party.

[hoops902]

Agree it's refreshing.  And whether she's right on this issue or not, I think it's a good reminder of what most of us probably already know, in politics it's often far more about what you say and how you say it than it is what you do, which is kind of sad.  And probably pushes a lot of people who would be really good at getting things done into other areas because they don't want to play the rhetoric game.

[8 Bit WWBG]

I often reference Bush and Katrina as a metaphor for how awesome it is to be in a position to take "total responsibility" for a "complete failure" and suffer no consequences whatsoever.

Watching him give that speech was like watching a kid in trouble tell his parents what they wanted to hear so that he avoided a spanking.  "It was wrong to put a spider on my sister.  I won't do it again.  I've learned my lesson, I'm so sorry, I feel really bad..."