
When will George Bush visit areas impacted by Hurricane Gustav?
Bush visited damaged areas on Wednesday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/sc_nm/storm_gustav_dc
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Gustav "could be as bad as it gets", Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said of the hurricane, which reached Category 4 strength Saturday.
"We could see tidal surges of as much as 15 to 20 feet. We could see flooding even worse than what we saw in Hurricane Katrina," he said Saturday.
Gulf Coast residents flee 'extremely dangerous' Gustav
Forecasts currently have Gustav hitting Louisiana just days after the 3 year anniversary of Huricane Katrina.
Shortly after Katrina hit (on Aug 29th, 2005), the Bush administration was heavily criticized for it's response: "Due to the slow response by the federal government to the hurricane, New Orleans's top emergency management official called the effort a "national disgrace" and "Bush was criticised for not flying to Lousianna until after Wednesday afternoon, more than a day after the hurricane hit on Monday."
Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina
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This question is asking how long will it take George Bush to visit areas devastated by Hurricane Gustav?
Time should be measured by the time of landfall (as determined by the National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ and any reports of Bush visiting/inspecting (so, he does not have to step on land - flying over to examine would count).
Possibilities:
It took Bush just over 24 hours to visit after Katrina (for which he was criticized). So, will he make more of an effort to demonstrate a prompt response this time?
Depending on the damage and feasibility of accessing these areas, it could take longer.
As the GOP convention is scheduled for next week, this could be a distraction (as Bush is attending; is involved with; decides to address the nation from there; etc).
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Bush visits in less than 24 hours |
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Bush visits in 24 hours to 48 hours |
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Bush visits in 48 hours to 72 hours |
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Bush visits between 72 hours up to September 7th |
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Bush does not visit by Septemeber 7th |
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Suspend date: Tue 2nd Sep 10am PDT Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 9:03am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 2nd Sep 10am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Bush visits in less than 24 hours: 20%, Bush visits in 24 hours to 48 hours: 40%, Bush visits in 48 hours to 72 hours: 25%, Bush visits between 72 hours up to September 7th: 10%, Bush does not visit by Septemeber 7th: 5%
Action history:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/sc_nm/storm_gustav_dc
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/sc_nm/storm_gustav_dc
Suspend date: Tue 2nd Sep 10am PDT Settlement date: Thu 4th Sep 9:03am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 2nd Sep 10am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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http://www.the33tv.com/pages/content_landing_page/?President-Bush-visits-Texas-for-Storm-Br=1&blockID=46271&feedID=460 and Gustav is in Texas now
Wait a minute: ISN'T THAT WHERE HE RELAXES?
you are right he relaxes there while the rest(no pun intended) while the rest of the country goes down the tube!!
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