Bush to Americans: We Have No Money for Tornado Aid

by Jordan Yerman | March 3, 2007 at 09:31 am

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I think the American people have been generous enough as it is, putting up with the bankrupting of their nation at the hands of the Bush team. In not so many words, however, Bush announced that he will be relying on donations in order to rebuild tornado-hit Alabama. This would be because he spent all his money on an invasion and needs an advance on his allowance.

President Bush arrived Saturday in storm-battered Enterprise, Alabama, where nine people -- including eight high-schoolers -- were killed when tornadoes ripped through the town of 20,000.

He told Gov. Bob Riley and Mayor Kenneth Boswell that Coffee County, where Enterprise is located, had been declared "a major disaster area." That designation means extra federal dollars for recovery.

"You can never heal a heart, but you can provide comfort knowing that the federal government will provide help for those whose houses were destroyed or automobiles were destroyed," the president said. (Watch Bush explain how some "poor citizens" may not qualify for federal aid Video)

Bush also implored Americans to help out any way they can.

"Some people are going to need your help," he said. "I would ask you out of the generosity of your heart to help the folks down here."