Ever wonder where this came from?
Turns out that line is from Bob Riley, Alabama’s governor.
A spokesman for Riley said he assumed the exchange would wind up in the presidential memoir. It seems Bush never let Riley forget it.
“Throughout the rest of his presidency, President Bush in speaking with Governor Riley would often remind the governor of that conversation they had about Michael Brown,” said spokesman Jeff Emerson.
Riley has long argued that FEMA’s response in Alabama was adequate.
But since hurricanes are big, magnificent things that bring destruction across many states, and apparently Louisiana didn’t figure into the presidential briefing or the statement he made before the press … we’ll just call that an oversight. I’m sure more of them will be revealed in George Bush’s book, which will no doubt lead to hagiography and criticism.
I’ll just wait until the Huffington Post review comes out to see if it’s true that Bush has a weather machine floating off the coast of Africa or whether he purposefully destroyed the levees. I’m guessing that isn’t in the book.
In real life we gave a tour of campus to The Yankee’s parents:
They had Toomer’s lemonade, and pronounced it delicious. While it was cold Saturday it was beautiful yesterday and will be beautiful for the rest of their visit.
We had an early Thanksgiving dinner with them last night, and we all pronounced it delicious. My mother-in-law made the turkey, and she cooked a great bird. My family is full of terrific cooks, but it wasn’t until The Yankee made one four or five years ago that I knew a turkey could be juicy.
Our realtor came over. That’s service. Three months in and he’s still stopping by. This time for the food. He brought dessert.
And though it is still a few weeks before the actual Thanksgiving, I could live on that cake alone between now and then.
