That’s an important and necessary rhetorical shift from Bush. I was so sick of hearing Chertoff and Brown and others saying things like (I’m making these up, but they catch the tone), we’re “quite pleased” with the rescue efforts; “pleasantly surprised” at our ability to handle this disaster; “a little disappointed” at the rioting (that is an exact quote from Chertoff on H&C last night). The tone should be more, “We’re doing all we can, but we know we need to do more because we see the things on TV that everyone else does–and it outrages us and it won’t stand.” So, in short–good for the president. He is getting it.

About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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