President to Survey Hurricane Damage (on Friday).

[rodeodance]

Maybe Jr will feel the need to be with Family during this time (if the indictments pan out)



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_wilma;_ylt=AnCfxDuQSc3ITLfA8GeALcqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

President to Survey Hurricane Damage

By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 52 minutes ago

MIAMI -
President Bush plans to visit Florida today to get his first look at the damage wrought by Wilma and to visit the
National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Meanwhile,
Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff, who oversees FEMA, promised to deploy cargo planes overnight to gather water and ice from across the country for delivery by Thursday.

He asked victims to have patience as he surveyed crumpled boats, shattered mobile homes and snaking lines of cars at fuel stations along the storm's path.

Chertoff said the government was working to find more power generators to send to south Florida, and called on oil companies to help distributors get fuel out of the ground and into gas tanks.......

[Demeter]

1. Irony Alert!

Hurricane Dubya going to see what Wilma wrought. As if that would help him or us.

[rodeodance]

2. Fema supplies wasting is some places. none is others!

"This is like the Third World," said Claudia Shaw, who spent several hours in a gas line. "We live in a state where we suffer from these storms every year. Where is the planning?"

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez called the relief distribution system "flawed" and said at least one of 11 sites in his county ran out of supplies.

But at another South Florida distribution site, ice sat melting Wednesday night, with officials issuing a plea on television stations: Come get it before it goes to waste.

Florida's official death toll doubled from five to 10 Wednesday, and the storm also killed at least 12 people in Haiti, four in Mexico and one in Jamaica.

[rodeodance]

4. "distribution system "flawed" Fema has looks of work to do!!

[global1]

3. He's Going To Learn That Non-Black Hurricane Victims Won't ....

be as patient as those hit by Katrina in New Orleans. They're going to be vocal and really give us some non-scripted photo-ops this trip down.

[rodeodance]

5. Lot of 'well-off' people affected also.

[rodeodance]

6. I heard yesterday that Brownie gets another 30 days of employment as

a consultant. No reason given. this was on msnbc.

[rodeodance]

7. Brownie's stay was 'extended' said the msnbc reporter.

[Shadder]

8. What was he saying not too long ago?

Something about not making unnecessary trips in order to conserve fuel?

[Tuesday_Morning]

9. Somebody should wish Smirk

Merry Fitzmas

[Divernan]

10. I read that Mexican president was at Cancun the next day.

Also talked yesterday to a bunch of US tourists in OHare Airport who had just returned from Cancun. One group of 250 guests were taken by their hotel to some kind of arena in Cancun before the hurricane hit. DURING the hurricane, the roof blew off. DURING the hurricane, the Mexican government got buses to the roofless arena and transported the tourists/foreigners to another shelter. The Americans also repeatedly spoke with gratitude of how the local Mexicans, whose pitifully built homes had been totally destroyed were still doing whatever they could to help the stranded tourists. I have been to the area several times and am not surprised at the warmth and caring from the Mayan/Mexican peoples there. They are primarily motivated by their sense of families and communities, and not by selfishness and greed, as we see far too much of among the Norteamericanos.

The people I talked to were able to get taxis to take them back to their hotels the day before they were scheduled to fly out. They found water and sand all over the TENTH floor.

[CGrantt57]

11. Hmmmmm....

Tomorrow could be Fitzmas, and Commander Bunnypants is taking a powder...


The shit must really be in the fan.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[LonelyLRLiberal]

12. I hope indictments are public by then and he has to answer questions.

Those little hurricane trips, of course, are just stage-managed attempts to bolster his image. Should be lots of press there.

[msanthrope]

13. Ah---so he knows that the indictments are coming. And he

won't be at the scene of the crime when they are announced.

[IChing]

14. You bet, no doubt, lets the media take the heat off. * speaks down in Fla

reporter, down in Fla:
"Mr. resident about the indictments?"

bushinfurher:
"Now is not the time to talk about those issues when I am seeing after the suffering and tragedy of the american people.

reporter:
"But you are the cause of the suffering and tragedy"

[anotherdrew]

15. this asshole Pres is going to wear Air Force1 out

He needs to be grounded. permanently

[DrZeeLit]

16. Hurricane Indictment.. comin' to town.. mandatory evacuation for * ...n/t

[Straight Shooter]

17. bush is too weak and cowardly to stand and face the music

The whole White House press corps should travel to Florida, just in case Fitz announces indictments, and they should make a point of inquiring about them. This is too important to let bush get away with playing his silly games of hide-and-seek.