Bush to Tornado Victims: "Life is Unfair"

You'd think that after Katrina and other disasters Bush would have a better speech prepared. Or perhaps this is just another example of what happens when Bush tries to ad-lib. "Life is unfair" comes across as somewhat callous, to be honest.

While visiting tornado-ravaged Tennessee today, Bush said the following:

We’re sorry you’re going through what you’re going through. You know, life sometimes is, you know, is unfair and you don’t get to play the hand that you wanted to play, but the question is when you get dealt the hand how do you play it, and I’ve come away with this impression of the folks in Macon county. One, they’re down to earth good, hard-working people. They have a respect for the Almighty, and this community is going to be as strong as ever. That’s what I think.

Of course, Bush doesn't have to worry about life being unfair to himself and his rich brethren, does he?

This is more of the same rhetoric. If he really wanted to help, he'd be proactively working on global climate change issues instead of doing everything he can to help corporations. One of the results of climate change will be what we're already seeing - more intense and severe weather.

Watch the video. CNN seems awfully kind to Bush during the story.