You need to learn the real story. Lawton Chiles, on advice from the DNC, initially refused the aid that Bush I offered. Then when the hurricane hit, they all sang that Bush I was "too slow." Bastards...
Really?!
I truly didn't know that.
Where did you hear that the DNC told Chiles not to accept the aid?
Bush should have gotten on TV when the accusations started flying about him being too slow and said "Well, perhaps you'll want to ask Gov Chiles about why he turned down my offer of immediate aid".
That's the problem that the GOP has - and will continue to have. We don't understand (nor does it seem that we want to understand) that politics can be cut-throat.
In an environment of throat-cutters, you'd better be armed with a knife - or better. Bush has got to get out ahead of this as much as he possibly can.