from the mouth of babs...

per tom, check out this article about barbara bush's visit to the astrodome.

Barbara Bush's Remarks, "A Personal Observation"

September 8, 2005 4:31 p.m. EST

Andrea Moore - All Headline News Staff Reporter

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The White House says Former First Lady Barbara Bush was making "a personal observation" when she said poor people at the Astrodome in Houston were doing better than before Hurricane Katrina struck.

Bush's spokesman Scott McClellan did not answer when asked if the President agreed with his mother's remarks.

Barbara Bush's comments came during a radio interview with the American Public Media program, "Marketplace."

After Touring the Astrodome on Monday, Barbara Bush said, "What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivleged anyway, so this is working very well for them."

Her comments came during a radio interview with the American Public Media program, "Marketplace."

sheesh. three, um, cheers for personal responsibility? ick. WTF?