Do anyone in here think Bush handled the Katrina situation well?
465983
No, he didn't.  None of the government agencies handled it well at all.  They just made the whole situation worse than it already was to start with rather than prepare for something like this.  For years they knew a disaster of that magnitude might hit New Orleans but did nothing to prepare for it.  And when it did they were lost.
739901
Well, I'm pretty pleased with the job our honorable president is doing.  He has faced such opposition, when the man has only  been trying to do what is right.  I wish him much success.  That is not an easy task- being president of the most powerful nation on the planet.  He has been such a rock.  So steady and unfaltering in his principles.  I don't agree with EVERY decision he makes, but most I do.  I appreciate his ability to not revile and hate back at those that hate him.  That is his most admirable characteristic, in my judgment.  I also appreciate his efforts to protect me and fellow Americans in this very dangerous world.  God Bless the man, George W. Bush!
446104
FEMA did great under Clinton and competent leadership.  It is only when it became nothing but a slush fund for no bid contracts to Bush cronies did the thing fall apart.
917387
I think it's good to help people no matter where they are, but it's true that a lot more focus needs to be done here.  How can Bush say he is concerned with the welfare and safety of the Iraqi people when he can leave his own people stranded in New orleans for all of those horrible days? He was on vacation when he knew a huge storm was coming. Did he send troops there to protect his own people? I see your point.
508354
I like Bush alot, but I have to admit he is falling on his face quite a bit in the last few months....personally, no I do not feel sorry for him. He could fix the problems, instead of making them worse.
43442
None of us know what he would really think inside.  He's a politician.  But to blame the Katrina situation on any kind of racism isn't right.  There's no way a politician would do that in this country any more, the end result would be his destruction.  The statements made were spontaneous and pretty ignorant.  There's just no possible way anyone in the government was holding off help simply because black people were involved.  The plain as day simple answer is that no one knew how to deal with a situation like that, it was unprecedented and the "government" up there does not have all the answers all the time.  We just expect perfection.  Then there were reports of rescuers being shot at and violence, looting etc. everywhere.  What we saw on the news was cameramen showing looting while claims that they were only showing black people doing bad things while white people were looking for food.  Well, what we saw were "people" carrying TV's away.  White or Black I'd bet my life they weren't selected because of their race to be shown on TV.\n\nWhatever George Bush supports in his heart will not show anyway, so the end result is the same as if he had no prejudice.  We'll never know.
15839
Although there are many questions I have concerning things Bush has done and why I do still like George Bush.  I think people should pray for our leaders and the decisions they have to make.  I hold out hope that Bush is doing everything in America's best interest.
43433
As someone who deployed with the National Guard to Louisiana to help clean up, I can say without hesistation that Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco are two of the most inept, incompetent public servants I have ever had the displeasure of working with. Some claim that they were just caught in a bad situation - Good leaders rise above the situation NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. Just like Mayor Guiliani.\n\nNo, Mayor Nagin is incompetent and should not be mayor. But just like the idiots who just re-elected Mayor Kilpatrick in Detroit, New Orleans will get exactly what it deserves if it does not find new leadership.
263981
I heard about that tape on President Bush being briefed on the storm before it happened. I was not shocked by the tape as everybody knew that the storm was coming. He must have known. Since they knew it was coming then the response should have been quicker. I am not sure what to say about this. Everybody is to blame. Nobody was making enough noise about it.
390187
Usually people can't really tell if a president has done well until years down the road since change takes time.  Also, the problems or ease a current president faces is generally the result of what the previous president has created.  We'll just have to wait and see.  My opinion is Bush is taking care of a problem Clinton could have addressed during his time, but turned a blindeye, and now we all are suffering.
124645
Katrina didnt discover as much oil as the middle east!Its sad to say but the goverment would rather fix other places before he fixes home.We live in sooo much discomfort so that other countries can benefit off of us.It is ridiculous that the homeless here in america starve while Iraq has 200 billion of our dollars.Katrina has come along and shown us who we really gave leadership to.I just wish some americans could have understood that before election 2004.Katrina was a tragedy that could NOT have been prevented,but it may have been handled better.To late to sing the shoulda,coulda,woulda's now.
648780
I would.  He's smart and principled.  One might think he should have spoken out louder about his disagreements with the Bush administration.  But his not having done more reflects only on his respect for stability.  He did all that was possible.  He's a good middle ground.
60745
Does ANYBODY notice that no matter WHAT a president does, the general public has a problem with it?  Bush is cleaning up the mess that Clinton started.  War with Iraq was imminent, meaning going to happen anyway.  Clinton, not having ANY military experience (He dodged the draft by going to Europe), wanted to stay away from war.  As far as the Katrina victims, they were told a week in advance to leave, that a Cat 5 hurricane would flood a city BUILT BELOW SEA LEVEL. Those who didn't leave are morons.  They got what they were stubborn enough to deserve.  Then they cry for help and shoot at the help?  I'm sorry, but a tv and nikes are not going to feed your family.  I feel he is doing all that ONE MAN can do.  You think all you complaining about everything is helping or making it easier?  1000 people died in Iraq...  In how long?  How long does it take 1000 people to die in America?  No one complains about that, now do they?
713608
He has done a great job in Florida.  You would never know that we dealt with 6 hurricanes in the last two years.  He will be missed as our governor.  I don't think he will run for President.
435246
no  he  was  a  good   president.
532667
I think New Orleans needs at least one Bush that will help them.
223926
no offense but i think george w bush is a bad president because he left the victims in the Katrina inside New Orleans for a whole week (7 whole days). If the news and camera crews could come to new orleans i think that bush could have gotton a plane and semt people out of their!