Bush v. Louisiana

Yet another example of why I don't understand how Louisiana is one of the only states in the union that still approves of the job our president is doing.

An article citing $854 million in lost post-Katrina aid from foreign countries caught my eye in this morning's Washington Post. The Times-Picayune and several other area news organizations have caught on and played up the story (although not one of my favorite, The Dead Pelican, with its extreme-right slant, has not deemed the story more worthy than third-tier status).

The offer was made up of cash, food and oil.

Although America gives countless millions to countries around the world, not to mention the unprecedented amount of money donated in wake of the Tsunami two years ago, the Post story says that U.S. Ambassadors were "embarrassed" to have to tell these foreign governments that we did not need their manpower, money and supplies.

I guess that's because Brownie was doing such a "heckuva job."

Forget about the mismanagement of the war or billions a week we're spending there, why are people in Louisiana not demanding more from our president (and those who support him?)

Bush's national approval rating is sitting at 38 percent as of April 2007. Although I can't find it online I know I read recently that Louisiana was one of a handful of states where he still has a favorable approval rating.

Only two other presidents since polling began have held a below-40 percent approval rating for longer than George W. Bush, Richard Nixon (Watergate) and Harry Truman (Korean War).

I told someone recently that one day my kids will be learning about how Bush completely failed Louisiana. What a shame.

And sometimes I wonder about my friends who still have their "Bush/Cheney" bumper stickers. 2004 was a long time ago, and I don't care how they vote in 2008, as long as they remember what happened after Katrina and Rita when they do.