This is Like a Slow Motion 9/11

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Bush's statements and actions immediately after 9/11 were appropriate.

I do give him credit for that. I think he tried in his own rather dim way to say and do the right thing. And everybody wanted to believe he would.

Trump has never said or done the right thing. All he cares about is boosting his political standing and making himself look good. When there's a crisis people always want to believe someone is in charge and will come to the rescue, so it's not surprising that His Lardship got a little bump in the polls, provided no doubt by scared people who just want a leader. But we saw what happened to Bush's numbers over time, when he proved he wasn't up to the job. Fat Nixon is starting with a deficit, and he can be counted on to fuck up whatever he touches. Unfortunately for us.