Black Democrats in Congress and civil rights leaders yesterday accused the Bush administration of incompetence and a lack of compassion for blacks in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., right, huddles with Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., left, during a news conference on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 in Washington. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Black Leadership Forum, National Conference of State Legislators, National Urban League, and the NAACP were critical of the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) hugs a resident, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, outside a Salvation Army food distribution area in Biloxi, Mississippi September 2, 2005. U.S. commercial airlines plan to ferry more than 25,000 New Orleans residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina from the city to safer locations, the airline industry and the U.S. government said on Friday. REUTERS/Frank Polich
Any ol' excuse to jump on Bush! He must be a good man, judging by the caliber of his enemies?