George Bush actually said...

You bet, it's going to cost money. But I'm confident we can handle it. We have got to maintain economic growth, and therefore, we should not...

President Bush, of course, on Friday before Hurricane Katrina had declared this area a state of emergency.

It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces.

Poverty has roots in the history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America. We have a duty to conf...