This has been spreading around the internet like wild fire. During the President’s visit to the areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, he said:

The good news is — and it’s hard for some to see it now — that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott’s house — he’s lost his entire house — there’s going to be a fantastic house. And I’m looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.)

It’s unbelieveable that he would joke around during a visit like this and moreso make some reference to a politician losing one of his several houses as a result of the storm. While Trent Lott losing one of his homes is certainly tragic, there are hundreds of thousands of people homeless now, who had only one home and who neither have the money, insurance nor income to rebuild, much less kick back on the porch and have a tall glass of lemonade with the President and enjoy how much better things are now in their new home.

Bush is completely out of touch.

To draw some historical analogies to Bush’s comment, Ezra Klein, has asked readers to come up with their own humorous take on the President’s comments. Read their submissions at ezraklein.typepad.com.

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