The apple doesn't fall far...

This is now verified. I've heard the clip. It's a little sickening to know that the mother of the most powerful man in the world is so far out of touch with what is right in front of her face.

NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them." The former First Lady's remarks were aired this evening on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" program.She was part of a group in Houston today at the Astrodome that included her husband and former President Bill Clinton, who were chosen by her son, the current president, to head fundraising efforts for the recovery. Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama were also present. In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost everyone I've talked to says we're going to move to Houston."Then she added: "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 underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."

It actually makes me a little sick to my stomach. Her pity and compassion is so underwhelming. Yes, Babs, they are now unemployed and displaced. Back home, their homes are under water, all their posessions destroyed, loved ones unaccounted for, possibly dead. But, titter wink nudge giggle, since they are poor, it's so much better to be huddled together in the f#@%ing Astrodome accepting your table scraps. Let them eat cake!

No wonder W is the way he is. This is the woman who raised him.