A Year After Katrina Disaster, Bush Still Fights for 9/11 Image

[cal04]

When the nation records the legacy of George W. Bush, 43rd president and self-described compassionate conservative, two competing images will help tell the tale.

The first is of Mr. Bush after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, bullhorn in hand, feet planted firmly in the rubble of the Twin Towers. The second is of him aboard Air Force One, on his way from Crawford, Tex., to Washington, peering out the window at the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina thousands of feet below.

If the bungled federal response to Hurricane Katrina called into question the president’s competence, that Air Force One snapshot, coupled with wrenching scenes on the ground of victims who were largely poor and black, called into question something equally important to Mr. Bush: his compassion.

A year later, he has yet to recover on either front.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/us/nationalspecial/28bush.html?hp&ex=1156737600&en=5eb005c71c19f0d1&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[LynnTheDem]

1. "Which "911 image" would that be; his going into hiding, or his

lies (I saw the second plane hit...")?

Then again, cowardly liar is bush to a T.

[Olney Blue]

2. Incurious George. Had no idea the levees would break.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. And I hope people realize that his 9-11 shot was taken FOUR FUCKING DAYS

after the attacks.

Criminal shitbag.

[markus]

4. ABC takes on Bush and Katrina as well

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=2362884&page=1

[rocktivity]

5. Why in the world would he fight for his 9/11 image?

Is that supposed to be some reference to his 90% approval rating? The "bullhorn moment" took place three days after flying around aimlessly, and four days after going into a classroom to read a book knowing that the first tower had been hit!

link

:rofl:
rocknation

[marmar]

6. The 9/11 presidency is over...

Reality is starting to creep in for a lot of those who continued to support him, and it's not pretty.

[walkon]

7. Why?

Both are monumental failures which have ongoing consequences either unaddressed or made worse by this administration.