George Bush actually said...

"This Tuesday marks the first anniversary of Katrina - one of the deadliest and most costly natural disasters in American history."

"People are going to have to—they're coming down to work; they're going to have to have a place to live."

"The debris has been largely removed, almost all in Mississippi and gone a long way in Louisiana."

"I hereby determine that the transaction is essential to the national security interests of the United States."