Because our president relates more to parties than to catastrophes, he should not be faulted on his confusion with the ending of Mardi Gras. So he missed it. As to media mistaking his photo op as concern for New Orleans or its people, this is not new. The intent of this visit is to construct a new levee that prevents further seepage in the polls, all of which concede his need of reconstruction.

Allusion to Shakespeare in this article is akin to tieing Saddam to Al Queda, sans evidence of a literary ability on the part of the subject. The concept of posing as association with victory is also not a new one for unpopular presidents. Recall the wave of Richard Nixon as he departed on a Marine helicopter over America instead of entering a brig or even federal rehab unit. George's legacy is King George, who lost almost everything he came to cherish and value. He has become a "lazy-in-waiting."

What do we expect from a hollow man, with hollow values and hollow promises?

Like a cancer on the USA, the Bush administration with its hollow values needs to be excised.

By the way artMonster, where did you get your education? Sidney is quite correct -- the word IS "Breach" Look it up. Just like the word in my topic line is "excise" not "exercise."

Wear a ITMFA button. It stands for Impeach the ....Already; the brainchild of Dan Savage, a writer whose column I'd like to see on Salon.com -- shake things up a bit. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Check out MiamiNewTimes.com, go to Savage Love, for more information on the ITMFA buttons. I cannot wite the whole name (of the website)here -- it may offend some sensibilities.

I love this humane and sensible advice:

<<what do i care about new orleans. if they want to live in an area that invites periodic destruction then prepare to absorb the cost on your own or move somewhere else.>>

Okay, then everyone on the Gulf Coast should move to avoid hurricanes, ditto Floridians and anyone living on barrier islands along the southeastern coast. And then we have the massive population shift of Californians who need to evacuate anywhere near a fault line or a zone given to fires and mudslides. The list goes on and on: Midwesterners in trailer parks.

Maybe we can just find a big empty state and declare it a Refuge and herd all those millions into it.

Sorry for the "they" typo - shouldn't post letters before the coffee kicks in...

Referring to JustAGuy's letter: um, it's not just your tax dollars. It's their tax dollars too. They people of NOLA worked, paid taxes, and have every right to expect help in a time of disaster for the money they've paid in.

Flood insurance is a great idea. But when the flood insurance company says, no, the wind did it, and your regular insurance says, no the water did it -- and therefore, neither pays -- well, what then?

Should they live in a "disaster-prone" area? There isn't a zone in the United States that isn't prey to one disaster or another. Hurricanes. Floods. Fires. Earthquakes. Tornados. If there is some section of the US that is free from any threat of natural disaster, is everyone in the US supposed to squeeze into it?

But what's really scary here, is the underlying idea - "my" tax dollars versus "theirs". Is this still the "United" States, or are we headed for something else entirely?

There was a picture published last fall of W. using a hammer, I think it was a Habitat for Humanity photo-op; he is holding it about half way up the shaft. Obviously the man doesn't even know how to properly use a hammer.

Well Cornelius T told me that GW did pick up a hammer, and he might even have bent a few nails before giving up. Did anyone actually see him hammer anthing besides the empty rhetoric he has been spewing since this disaster struck?

I want so much to say, "But Seriously, folks," that my teeth are shaking. I can't every time I think of the TOTAL ALL OUT INCOMPETENCE OF THIS MAN, I get a funny bone attack.

He has admitted to being hoodwinked by the people who told him they had no firm evidence of WMD, saying instead that it was a Slam Dunk. Someone should have told him the US goal was at the other end of the court. You know, here at home, where New Orleans is. AND THE SLAM DUNK GAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS TO THE OPPOSITION. He Did a Double reverse on the gridiron, and only completed one reversal. He should known that is wy his own folks are trying to tackle, hog tie and horsewhip him into getting off the field.

We should send him a Bicycle for Spring Break, and pad the package with pretzels. But, he would think we loved him if we did. Better to just moon him when you get the opportunity, or wave..with just one finger.

JustaGuy has it about right, almost. Taking pot shots at Mr. Bush is fun (who can resist?), but meanwhile the problems continue without solution.

If New Orleans is going to be "saved," it must be done with some planning. The current solutions being offered are insufficient, but progressives should spend more time offering suggestions which are well thought out than so much time and energy (and it's easy time and energy) finding fault with this President. I mean, where's the challenge?

what do i care about new orleans. if they want to live in an area that invites periodic destruction then prepeare to absorb the cost on your own or move somewhere else.

look at that body language; squinty eyes cast up so as not to look at the devastation around him, arms crossed in front of him so as to block any approach of feeling or information that might lead to feeling or any human being that might lead to information leading to feeling. It is the very essence of "I'm not looking. Don't speak to me."

Yep, we have an I'm-not-looking-don't-speak-to-me president. I could weep.

I'd say about 59,054,087 of them are brain dead...perhaps we should market jock straps as "Bush Supporters"?