May The President Burn In Hell And May He Go There Soon

From the AP wire:

In St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, just south of New Orleans, victims of the hurricane are still waiting for food and water and for buses to escape the floodwaters, (US Representative Charlie) Melancon said. And for the entire time Bush was in the state, the congressman said, a ban on helicopter flights further stalled the delivery of food and supplies.Congressman can't get Bush on the line

From Laura Rozen:

There was a striking dicrepancy between the CNN International report on the Bush visit to the New Orleans disaster zone, yesterday, and reports of the same event by German TV.

ZDF News reported that the president's visit was a completely staged event. Their crew witnessed how the open air food distribution point Bush visited in front of the cameras was torn down immediately after the president and the herd of 'news people' had left and that others which were allegedly being set up were abandoned at the same time.

The people in the area were once again left to fend for themselves, said ZDF.

War and Piece: If he could go to Baghdad, why didn't Bush go to the New Orleans Superdome or the Convention Center?

Video is here. It helps if you speak German. Translation from Daily Kos: Bottom line: When the convoy of the President arrived, hectic activity broke out for the first time, bulldozers appeared and cleared areas that didn't need clearing because nobody was still living there, and when the President disappeared, so did the bulldozers and workers.
Christine Adelhardt, the reporter, said, that the fake scenario shocked her as much as the destruction she had seen.

I am just sick to my stomach.

Oh, Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died. Didn't like the sonofabitch, but may he rest in peace with the God of his understanding.