[The_Victor]

"It's Andrew all over again," he said. "We believe there's significant loss of life."

President Bush had better move fast to declare a disaster area and get federal assistance in place. His father was slow to move on after Andrew and it hurt his reelection.

[Mo1]

President Bush had better move fast to declare a disaster area and get federal assistance in place.

He already did

He was on the news earlier

[commish]

President Bush had better move fast to declare a disaster area and get federal assistance in place. His father was slow to move on after Andrew and it hurt his reelection.

Bush declared the entire area a Federal Disaster area within 2 hours of landfall, has opened up the Fed Coffers already and had FEMA official on thier way down last night. He has not made the same mistake his father did.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

I think he's already delcared it a disaster area. One online feed I was listening to last night said something about the declaration happened before the wind stopped blowing. Hopefully needed manpower and supplies will be just as efficient in arriving.

[kattracks]

President Bush declared a major disaster in Florida two hours after the hurricane made landfall.

The media is trying to spin this as a political move by President Bush.

[Tarheel]

President Bush had better move fast to declare a disaster area and get federal assistance in place.

GWB did this yesterday.

[oceanview]

He has done that - and I just saw his statement on FNC. But he needs to get down there with his brother and go to the damage site, pass out water bottles, whatever. Yes, I know its crass - but that's politics, and he has to show he's connected to this disaster.