Bush; two days of vacation later

As the hurricane drifted closer to the Gulf Coast and the Weather Centers were pushing out the warnings, President Bush was preparing himself for a trip from Crawford Texas, to the west, to promote a new Medicare prescription drug benefit. The President arrives in Arizona while Katrina arrives on the coast. Without any second thoughts, Bush continues with his speech mentioning more broken promises of prayer and federal help. As Katrina ravages her way up the southeast and Bush scavages his way further west, Bush has a thought that hurt: Perhaps I should go back to the Whitehouse and get a recovery and rescue plan together. Its ashame it took him not only one but two more days to actually get there. Bush decides to spend his second and final night back in Crawford with his family; you know, kind of like he did in the months leading up to 9-11. Finally two days later, the criticism is pouring into the White House as lake Ponchetrain pours into New Orleans. Why did it take so long for our President to respond? After all, 51% of America trusted him enough at the polls last November to lead thier country, why wouldnt they trust him now? Well after living on your roof for days on end with nothing to eat or drink and no visible signs of hope in view that would begin to make one wonder as its already been said, "Where is the president I voted for?" Certainly Bush couldnt say he was in Crawford crunching on pretzels stirring up armadillos while Americans are losing thier lives; no, instead he decides to tell America "Help is on the way" when in fact, nobody was on thier way. If things couldnt get anymore difficult for the president with a raging war in Iraq and its death toll exceding 1,880, and now, yet another catastrophe but this time, here at home. Bush seems to be held accountable for the delay in rescue efforts down on the coast; he is the president and no matter how many speeches you give and no matter how many times you lie by saying "Help is on the way." nothing can take away from the fact that people died while Bush was busy scratching his forehead in confusion in the Oval Office. Its time to watch him stumble his way out of the White House. ~ds~