Well, I guess we could. After all, if we paid the victems, then we wouldn't have to rebuild the city. We paid the NYC victems and rebuilding is left to private funds. Shoot, just issue a few checks and walk away and then it's LA's problem.
I think these numbers are important because this is how they feel even with the overwhelming media bias. Wait until the facts start to emerge. But it's clear that anyone that blames the President at this point is playing partisan politics.