LOOTING SCENES ARE POLLUTING WHAT SHOULD BE OUR FINEST MOMENT. HOW UNBELIEVABLY EMBARASSING.
President Bush on Wednesday called Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath "one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history."
"This recovery will take years," Bush said as he outlined the federal response in an address from the White House, hours after viewing parts of the Gulf Coast from aboard Air Force One as he traveled to Washington from his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
"The country stands with you," he told people in the affected areas. "We'll do all in our power to help."
The Bush administration earlier in the day declared a public health emergency for the entire Gulf Coast in an effort to stop the spread of disease in the storm's wake. MORE
"This recovery will take years," Bush said as he outlined the federal response in an address from the White House, hours after viewing parts of the Gulf Coast from aboard Air Force One as he traveled to Washington from his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
"The country stands with you," he told people in the affected areas. "We'll do all in our power to help."
The Bush administration earlier in the day declared a public health emergency for the entire Gulf Coast in an effort to stop the spread of disease in the storm's wake. MORE
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