I Honestly Don't Like Asking this Question...

[Peter Frank]

...but it just occurred to me -- How would Bush have reacted if his mother Barbara was living in the 9th Ward, as Katrina was threatening?

Do you think things would have been handled differently?

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[shoelace414]

2. she would have been able to evacuate

since the Bush family is pretty well off financially

[CTyankee]

3. Remember what * said about Trent Lott's house?

He was on that double quick. Betcha Trent baby got help fast.

So you have the answer to your question right there!

[treestar]

4. I agree. They are in their minds a special class, akin to

royalty. Even their followers think like that.

[Lochloosa]

5. Welcome to DU treestar

:toast:

[Peter Frank]

6. Welcome to the DU treestar...

:hi:

[bigwillq]

9. Hello!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[newyawker99]

11. Hi treestar!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[tom_paine]

14. Yep. Akin to French aristocrats on the 1780s

[wake.up.america]

7. My answer: He would have not done anything differently. The man is ...

mentally ill. His lack of response was due to being oblivious, not because of his obvious lack of moral fiber.

There is nothing upstairs. He lives in world where nothing matters, except what he wants to believe.

[elehhhhna]

8. Did you have to put Bar's pic in your sig line? That's mean.

lol

[Peter Frank]

13. I can't help it if Bar looks like Bach!...

;)

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. The levees would have never failed if Babs lived there.

They would have been made of hurricane proof materials, reinforced with Titanium, 100 times stronger than they needed to be and 100 times higher than they needed to be. :grr:

[yppahemnkm]

12. Without a doubt

Most definately would have been handled differently.

"Florida"

[Peter Frank]

15. Welcome to the DU yppahemnkm...

...and you're exactly correct.

[Peter Frank]

16. I neglected to add...

:hi: (my bad)