Comments on: In Gulf, Bush Warns Of "Disaster Fatigue"

Surveying Hurricane Ike's Damage, President Urges Americans To Donate To Recovery Effort

[tylenol6]

Bush has just bankrupted the U.S.A. and I just read he
will be giving 3 million dollars to Cuba. Not to even
mention all the millions of dollars Bush has given to
Israel. Wait until our bridges start to fall down again
and our roads fall apart. (They already are!!!!!!)
BUSH = MORON

[annia1233]

Bush encourage americans to donate to the golf victims because he is giving all our money to another gulf. If he would bring the money he has given to Iraq back, our victims would have enough and no american would need to donate anything... our economy would be better and americans would donate as usually we do.
However in the present, when he has played santa clause with our money to others, we are really not in conditions to be givers.

[bogusbones]

i prefer not to see this is political football, but unfortunately everything mr. bush does is politically motivated. the country feels your pain. for him to ask for donations is ludicrous. if he wasn''t spending the national treasure in iraq or bailing out multi billion dollar financial institutions, there''d be money enough to help rebuild the texas coast.

[courtkins]

I am disgusted at everyones comments. Save your political views for a different time. The issue here is the gulf region concerning Ike. I am one of the lucky few that finally have power and water. There are hundreds of thousands of people that have no income coming in because their jobs are gone due to this hurricane. They will probably lose their homes because they will not be able to pay for their mortgage. That''s if their homes are still standing. Thank God most did not lose their lives. These people have lived in this community for a long time. They have roots here and family. I don''t think Galveston and Houston are below sea level. I believe you are talking about Louisianna. It''s not like big hurricanes happen here all of the time. The last major destruction in Houston was back in 1983. People are losing 1,000''s of dollars a week not working. There is no power to 66% of our Houston/Galveston community. I have seen people from the Houston area that are fortunate enough to have power, donating their time and money like I have. I am a struggling "pay check to pay check" type of person. My husband can''t work because power and damage to the store he works at prevent it. I am a teacher and fortunately for me, I still get paid. All I am saying is that it''s a scary scene down here and it seems like no one cares!

[hungry1968]

In Gulf, Bush Warns Of "Disaster Fatigue"





Correct.

After 8 years of republican rule, and the disasters they have created AGAINST America, we are most definitely suffering from disaster fatigue.

But pardon me Mr. Bush, could you please leave the gulf region? Don''t you think these people have suffered enough?

[iphyt4u]

We have over a million people in the military. And I know a few of those people. And they would absolutely love the opportunity to help their fellow Americans. But, there dog tired, and all of the money an equipment has been used up in Iraq. And that''s not politics, that''s a fact.

[feedback3-2009]

Self righteous morons. This is a story about a Major disaster and all you can do is debate politics. You people wouldn''''t rescue your own grandmother from quicksand, much less pay attention to the needs of others.

Posted by notso9 at 02:29 PM : Sep 16, 2008
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People choose to live below sea level on an island in the Gulf of Mexico? You''re right I don''t care all that much. If you think the disasters wrought on this country and the world in the past eight years aren''t screaming for your attention over a the self-healing effects of a storm (exacerbated by the non-existent environmental policies of this administration), then I guess I can understand why you probably also think Sarah Palin is cute.

[tonic1111]

Everyone who voted for Bush should pay for disaster relief. God knows the nation''''s coffers have been drained on an unnecessary war.

So where is relief for our citizens when we need it ? Oh it''''s over in Iraq paying for their infrastructure where the Iraqi''''s are sitting on large oil profits.

[tonic1111]

Everyone who voted for Bush should pay for disaster relief. God knows the nation''s coffers have been drained on an unnecessary war.

So where is relief for our citizens when we need it ? Oh it''s over in Iraq paying for their infrastructure when they Iraqi''s are sitting on large oil profits.

[ribbie149]

OK, I''m leaving now, and as much fun as it is to engage in war of words with people who are unarmed, I have a life (unlike SOME here).

Here''s the bottom line:

If you are happy with the way things are in America right now, vote for the people who made it that way.

If you think we are on a disastrous path and want things to improve, vote for the people who will honestly try to bring about those improvements.

It''s really very simple, but as we have proven in the past, so are we...

All the rest is noise.

And God bless the residents of Texas who have been so severely hurt by Hurricane Ike. You are in our prayers (even us Godless Liberals).