I don’t really care about a few minutes. He had cameras on him and took a few minutes to think things through...so what. His actions after that were dead on correct. I am amazed so many want to discuss Bush when Obama has made a HUGE mess of the debt ceiling/budget issues. We have bigger fish to fry.
compare this reaction to the hysteria of Mayor Nagin during Katrina.
Ok - compare this reaction to the hysteria of MOST liberals when faced with a crisis.