No, it won't. But the sillier thing is to actually have expected that W was going to go on TV tonight and tell the Gulf states that they were cut off from any more federal money. Did you really, honestly expect that? Of course you didn't.
Course not. I question why he felt the need to make the speech. Can anyone help me with that?
You know what really stands out? His apology.
IMO, he owed no apology.
He took the blame on himself. He did it with sincerity and humility. I think that was the most effecting moment. A politician does not usually take responsibility. Certainly when not personally at fault. He took it on himself, and shows himself the better man than his critics. In a way, his willingness to accept that blame is probably going to serve as more of a unifier than appropriating blame to the degree it is deserved on other heads.