The NG troops that showed up with relief supplies yesterday said they had been driving for days to get to NO. Unless they show up with what is on their back, it truly takes time. But, I knew yesterday, that people were going to suggest this other possibility. I think it hurts the President not to put it into perspective.
Yeah, but it doesn't take these Chinooks days to show up (perhaps the staging areas weren't ready until today, though). My comment certainly wasn't intended to hurt the president; rather, I was trying to underscore the power of this man (and to a lesser extent his office) to get things done rapidly.