Why was Bush still on vacation during the first two days of Katrina?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

AZ fundraiser with McCain (birthday cake) on Monday, the day of landfall. San Diego speech promoting Iraq on Tuesday, comparing it to WWII.

Remember to ask this of your RW acquaintances.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. So that as many people as possible

could die.

[aresef]

2. He should have been in Washington Friday

What an unimaginable asshole.

[bballny]

3. he needed the rest

He worked hard on his "working vacation". He probably will go to Camp David or Crawford this weekend. he needs the rest

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

4. Even a few RWers I know are questioning him...

Basically along the lines of:

What business did he have talking Iraq during a major natural disaster?

Why the hell was he in SD having a little party with Pickles and the troops?

Where IS the aid, anyway?

What if it happened HERE?

Can I trust him, really?

They're thinking about the consequences of his actions (or inactions)...finally.

[whistle]

5. Katrina originated on August 23, 2005 and within two days was...

...projected hit hit New Orleans to Gulfport. Why was Bush not mobilizing the disaster teams back then?







TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE, Aug 23 2005 5:00PM , 23.2, -75.5, 30, 1007
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE, Aug 23 2005 11:00PM , 23.4, -76.0, 30, 1007
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE, Aug 24 2005 5:00AM , 24.0, -76.4, 30, 1006
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 24 2005 11:00AM , 24.7, -76.7, 35, 1006
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 24 2005 5:00PM , 25.6, -77.2, 40, 1002
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 24 2005 11:00PM , 26.0, -78.0, 45, 1001
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 25 2005 5:00AM , 26.2, -78.7, 45, 1000
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 25 2005 11:00AM , 26.2, -79.3, 50, 997
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 25 2005 5:00PM , 26.1, -79.9, 65, 985
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 25 2005 11:00PM , 25.5, -80.7, 65, 984
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 26 2005 5:00AM , 25.3, -81.5, 65, 987
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 26 2005 11:00AM , 25.1, -82.2, 65, 981
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 26 2005 11:30AM , 25.1, -82.2, 85, 971
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 26 2005 5:00PM , 24.8, -82.9, 85, 965
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 26 2005 11:00PM , 24.6, -83.6, 90, 965
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 27 2005 5:00AM , 24.4, -84.4, 100, 945
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 27 2005 11:00AM , 24.5, -85.0, 100, 940
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 27 2005 5:00PM , 24.6, -85.6, 100, 945
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 27 2005 11:00PM , 25.0, -86.2, 100, 939
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 2:00AM , 25.1, -86.8, 125, 935
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 5:00AM , 25.4, -87.4, 125, 935
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 8:00AM , 25.7, -87.7, 140, 908
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 11:00AM , 26.0, -88.1, 150, 907
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 5:00PM , 26.9, -89.0, 145, 902
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 28 2005 11:00PM , 27.6, -89.4, 140, 904
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 29 2005 5:00AM , 28.8, -89.6, 130, 915
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 29 2005 11:00AM , 30.2, -89.6, 110, 927
HURRICANE KATRINA, Aug 29 2005 5:00PM , 31.9, -89.6, 65, 960
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 29 2005 11:00PM , 33.5, -88.5, 50, 973
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA, Aug 30 2005 5:00AM , 34.7, -88.4, 45, 981
TROPICAL DEPRESSION KATRINA, Aug 30 2005 11:00AM , 36.3, -87.5, 30, 985

http://hurricane.terrapin.com/

[ellenfl]

6. he WASN'T on vacation he was working . . .

he just wasn't working on katrina.

he's been having women trouble lately . . . first cindy then katrina.

ellen fl