People are trying to decide whether the man-made disaster is worse than Mother Nature's disaster.

This is both a substantive and a stylistic problem for Bush. Stylistically, he needs to convince people that he is in charge now and he gets it now .

Wall Street people are noted for making early investments, whether for companies or for politicians.

It's a pattern not uncommon in disaster areas. These people come in and acquire local companies, making the most of the reputations of those companies.

It's a matter of getting people excited and out to vote. Whether the Congress passes a lot of legislation is a separate issue. . . . They can get the electoral issues done just by debating some of the issues.

It's an important event. It's one of those moments in his presidency that people want to remember well and he has to give them an opportunity to do so.