Houtopia: Bush's Challenge

September 01, 2005

Bush's Challenge

In an excellent piece in today's Times, David Sanger analyzes the political risks and opportunities presented to President Bush by the unfolding catastrophe along the central Gulf Coast.

This is not a time for partisanship. All Americans need the president to successfully manage this crisis that will, in one way or another, impact the entire country.

But federal response has been slow to date, as evidenced by the dire straits many victims are in, and by the growing lawlessness in New Orleans, which is severely hampering search and rescue efforts.

Troops and supplies have simply been too slow in coming, and we fear some may needlessly die. The response to Katrina must be massive and immediate, and the president must lead it.

Posted by houtopia at September 1, 2005 10:55 AM