Bush Just the Same on Hurricane Gustav

U.S. President George W. Bush greets personnel working at the Emergency Operations Center, on 3 September 2008 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bush was said to have toured storm-scarred Louisiana Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav, as far as actually seeing the damage, Bush saw it from afar in the luxury of air conditioning; unlike the many American’s who are still suffering from the affects of Hurricane Gustav.

On this same day, hundreds of thousands who fled the storm where given the approval, to return towards there home‘s; which I was one of the people, returning late in the evening through very congested traffic, to find my home undamaged, accept there was no electric, which was very understandable under the circumstances.

From the few people I have talked to since I came back, it appears everyone is happy to have returned, with a few complaints of lack of electric in this area, but I for one am very happy with how hard all the workman seem to be trying to make everything more livable again.

In other cities in Louisiana, people are not doing so well from my understanding with many complaints and some people not expected to have electric for over a month at least; among other issues.

Without air conditioning and the high humidity, it is like sitting in an oven waiting for the electric; after two days, mine finally just came on, I did laugh yesterday, because the electric did come on with people cheering to only last one minute; then one could here the down turned sign of regret.

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks with federal, state and local officials at the Louisiana Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge, 3 September 2008, where he was briefed in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. Gustav was a Category 2 hurricane when it made landfall Monday. At the request of Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, Bush Tuesday issued a Major Disaster Declaration for 34 of the state's parishes. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden listens at right. From numerous broadcasts and White House web site, Bush seemed to be more interest in the Oil situation; then human lives in Louisiana.

Accept for one area, where the water did come over the levee, damage from this hurricane, appears to be more minimal than what was expected; with just what appears to be mostly wind damage and one area did have extensive flooding, from my understanding; as well as it is hard in some area’s to find necessary food, but many that I have talked to while it may not be steak, are trying to get by with what can be found. Which for some including myself, are suffering from not eating good and severe dehydration, which I am slowly recovering.

As to my other adventures through Hurricane Gustav, I’ll save that for another day.