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On that day, at that time I spent the first seven minutes on the phone with my son listening to him describe the bodies falling out of number One and landing fifty yardfs away. That is until number two was hit and he dropped his phone and ran. Then I tried to get hold of my wife who was also down there. Then I called my family members trying to find out about my brothers who were also there. Then I called my sister to make sure that she knew to get over to our mother's and comfort her. I did not sit on my hands or stare out the window for twelve hours. And within 26 hours after the first impact I was in there myself digging.
Well, then, it's a good thing you weren't the president that day, isn't it, since all YOU were interested in the the first minutes was finding out if your family was okay.
With all due respect, Presidents Bush's world is a whole lot bigger than yours and he had to weigh many more issues than you did. He had to take it all in and make decisions for millions of people. Your ultimate concern (rightly) was your immediate family. Give the man some credit. 7 minutes is an absolute non-issue. I do not believe he was sitting on his hands doing nothing while on that plane. His job was different than yours that day.
I commend you for your help during that awful time, and that came 26 hours later. Though I am sure it was as immediate as you could make it.