"Bush avoided parts of New Orleans such as the Lower 9th Ward. Bush took no questions."

[Miles Archer]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush enjoyed sympathetic audiences in New Orleans and Mississippi on Friday as he returned to the region where Hurricane Katrina sank his popularity 10 years ago.

Bush avoided parts of New Orleans that have yet to recover from the devastating storm, such as the Lower 9th Ward, where President Barack Obama mingled with hundreds of residents the day before. Bush did not tour the federally managed levees whose failures flooded 80 percent of the city.

Instead, he visited a school rebuilt with support from former first lady Laura Bush's foundation, then flew to Gulfport, Mississippi, to honor police and firefighters who saved lives after Katrina's towering storm surge swamped the coast.

Bush took no questions at either event, and made no mention of his administration's lackluster initial response to Katrina, which historians consider a low point for his presidency. In New Orleans, he focused instead on promoting charter schools.

http://news.yahoo.com/bush-returns-orleans-10th-anniversary-katrina-110219105.html#

[Gothmog]

1. Of course W avoided the parts of New Orleans that he was responsible for killing

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Ugh

[seabeyond]

3. i went down last year to visit son and stayed in an area that had been heavily affected.

devastating. all the huge red X on the buildings still standing. all the empty spaces. the area felt horrible.