Hurricane!

This blogger believes politics played a large role in the White House response to the 2004 hurricane season. Maybe it was a good thing all those hurricanes hit during a presidential election year in a state that was too close to call.

Remember that classic line from former Bush domestic policy advisor John DiIulio: "There is no precedent in any modern White House for what is going on in this one: a complete lack of a policy apparatus. What you've got is everything – and I mean everything – being run by the political arm." We just keep finding examples to bolster the statement, don't we?

Florida was a close race in a state with 27 electoral votes. What happens when there's a natural disaster? The powers that be immediately start wondering what they need to do to reap the biggest political rewards. Again, there is no tactic too cynical, no ploy too crass, no maneuver too callous for this gang. Everything is a political opportunity to be exploited. Everything.