I tried. Something about his delivery made me upset. So I turned him off.I saw him again later in another speech and I sat down to listen.
"I'm confident that with time you'll get your life back in order, new communities will flourish, the great city of New Orleans will get back on its feet and America will be a stronger place for it," he said.
Does this make anybody feel better? It made me angry. I turned him off again.
I saw the videos of the devastation and of the people, wading through waist deep water, waving from rooftops, and looting stores. These people need help. They need order. Where is it?
I heard a rumor that Bush reached out to his father and Bill Clinton to reprise their role of "disaster fund raisers" like they did so successfully for the Tsunami relief fund. That actually made me feel better. Not so much because of the elder Bush, but because of Bill.
Bill Clinton makes me feel that help is on the way. He puts my mind at ease. This president has made too many mistakes. I find myself unconvinced that he can do much of anything. I am pretty sure I am not alone.
