# Is Bush in a lose-lose situation with Rita? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 22, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902 "2005-09-22T16:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/21 "2005-09-24T20:18:33Z")
So far, it looks like the damage from the storm was not nearly as bad as it could have been. I suppose that’s a “win” for Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/22 "2005-09-24T20:58:26Z")
Bush cannot win on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/23 "2005-09-24T21:07:30Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Bush cannot win on the SDMB. Not true. There are people on SDMB who support and defend him, or support and defend some of his actions at one time or another. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/24 "2005-09-25T02:18:30Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > An item of note: As Hurricane Rita approaches landfall, Karl Rove – the guy Bush placed in charge of hurricane response – is [attending a Republican fundraising dinner in North Dakota.](http://ndreality.blogspot.com/2005/09/rove-and-rita-still-on-schedule.html) > > Does this make sense to anyone? :dubious: Yes, since he’s not in charge of hurricane response. That’s still FEMA’s responsibility. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/25 "2005-09-25T02:29:26Z")
On a separate note, the evacuation went as planned in Texas. Katrina may have helped spur on the importance of relocation. Cities like Houston used their metro and school buses as intended and refueling trucks were used to accommodate stranded motorists. The only thing I saw that was lacking were mono-directional evacuation routes. I expect Texas to adopt this to their emergency plans. ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/26 "2005-09-25T09:01:28Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Bush cannot win on the SDMB. Ignorance is his ally. Cheer up, there’s a lot of it out there, evidently. ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/27 "2005-09-25T15:32:29Z")
The whole spectacle of endless staged photo-ops trying to make him look in charge has been just bizarre (in addition to the fact that administration actually came out and said that Bush skipped San Antonio visit because it was too sunny and would have looked too unhurricaney for the photo ops). They’re having him stare blankly at weather maps and data that only meterologists can really understand in order to make him seem like a sage checking in on everyone’s work. Ridiculous. His role is to hire the right people, to make sure they are competant and doing their jobs. He’s not going to run a disaster center, or point out an error in a mathematical comuptation on weather patterns. What are they thinking with this? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/28 "2005-09-25T21:36:13Z")
> [@Apos](#): > > The whole spectacle of endless staged photo-ops trying to make him look in charge has been just bizarre (in addition to the fact that administration actually came out and said that Bush skipped San Antonio visit because it was too sunny and would have looked too unhurricaney for the photo ops). They’re having him stare blankly at weather maps and data that only meterologists can really understand in order to make him seem like a sage checking in on everyone’s work. Ridiculous. > > His role is to hire the right people, to make sure they are competant and doing their jobs. He’s not going to run a disaster center, or point out an error in a mathematical comuptation on weather patterns. What are they thinking with this? You’re absolute right. It’s the President’s job to hire the right people and make sure they’re doing their job. And it’s a waste of money to drag Air Force One around the country. However, Presidents are expected to make an appearance at disasters as a show of support. If not, they are immediately pounced on for their lack of concern. Disapproval of this process is relative (to party affiliation). ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902/29 "2005-09-26T16:15:05Z")
The Bush-haters are so blind and rabid that he could have pulled a drowning woman out of the water, done CPR on her and saved her life, and the next day’s headlines would have read “Bush Cops Cheap Feel During Hurricane Misery!”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bush-in-a-lose-lose-situation-with-rita/322902.md?page=1)