Why did Bush declare an emergency in the ice-storm more quickly than the Pacific NW?

[wuushew]

The flooding in West will cost untold billions of dollars. Am I cynical to think that Bush was saving a free and no strings attached PR event to squeeze more goodwill out of states that have more red voters? :shrug:?

[notadmblnd]

1. bible belt?

[L. Coyote]

2. Oregon voted Blue.

[SeattleGirl]

8. And Washington has a Dem governer and both senators are also Dems.

Washington and Oregon are obviously not high on the priority list with the Bushies.

[bluestateguy]

3. This is why

Before these decisions are made they get out the map first.

[wuushew]

5. You're probably right

Oregon's only Republican members of its Congressional delegation are Greg Walden (R) - District 2 and Senator Gordon Smith.

[Arugula Latte]

9. I can't stand that we have a frickin' repuke as Senator.

I want to boot out Gordo so badly in '08, but it'll be hard.

[TomInTib]

7. Prezactly.

I remember when one of the idiot's first budgetary decisions came down and they decided there wasn't enough to send the Blue Angels to the Air Show during Fleet Week on SF Bay.

So Canada sent their guys and they kicked the Angels collective butt and all the media railed on and on.

All of a sudden, some "surplus" was discovered that would insure that the Angels would be here every year from then on out.

[TechBear_Seattle]

11. They are more specific than the state-wide map. Here is proof

FEMA was fairly prompt in helping Lewis and Grays Harbor counties in Washington after the massive flooding of two weeks ago; coincidentally (?) they are fairly red counties. Thurston County, hit just as badly and which coincidentally (?) has a habit of voting on the blue side of purple, is still waiting for federal aid.

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_121207WAB_thurston_flood_victims_SW.b370149.html">Weary Thurston Co. flood victims await federal aid

[kestrel91316]

4. PNW = leans Dem. Midwest ice storm in Bible Belt = leans Repuke

Do the math. Same reason he let NOLA drown - NOLA's very BLUE.

[Bitwit1234]

6. Why do you think he let New Orleans drown

and then move the rest of the democratic voters to red states. LA now has a republican governor don't they. Wouldn't have been possible before.

[L. Coyote]

12. Because Texas is so Red it can absorb the Dems from New Orleans, of course.

Why do you suppose public housing in LA is being destroyed?

[BrklynLiberal]

10. How COULD you be so cynical!? But that sure as hell has the ring of truth to it...