It has already started.
Ray Nagin just gave a speech praising President Bush for coming through on his promises to supply relief for Hurricane Katrina and coming in ahead of schedule.
I have a feeling that this was a bit of a swipe at Howard Dean as much as praise for Bush.
Let's hope that Nagin watches Washington politics very closely, then.
A lot of the money he thanked President Bush for is in the Supplemental Bill...which the Senate added about 10-12 BILLION dollars to, from what the President and the House put forward.
Pres. Bush has vowed to veto the bill if it comes in any higher than the one he put forward...and as much grief as he has taken over not vetoing any spending bill, he may just do it this time...
thus, that money for New Orleans will NOT show up. Of course, Bush will get the blame, not Congress.
You're probably right and I wouldn't be surprised to see Dean start getting a lot of flack from some Dems. I'd hate to see him run off though, I think he's an asset to us with some of the stunts he pulls.
The most amazing thing, at least to me, about Nagin's victory speech, was the crowd cheering at the mention of President Bush.