Mr. Bush and New Orleans

Dear Editor:

Today President Bush attended a meeting in New Orleans with small business owners and local government officials, and praised the progress the city is making to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. “I will tell you, the contrast between when I was last here and today is pretty dramatic," Bush said. "From when I first came here to today, New Orleans is reminding me of the city I used to visit."

The meeting Mr. Bush attended was in the Lower Garden District of the city which saw little or no damage from the ravaging storm. In addition, his motorcade that brought him into the city passed by stately homes that saw little or no damage from Katrina. After seeing through rose colored glasses such a carefully selected part of the city, his remarks were insulting to the displaced businesses and inhabitants of the Big Easy. It would be the same as if he went to Central Park in New York City after the disastrous attack of 9/11 on the World Trade Center and declared, “Gee, I don’t see any damage.”