The Art of Politics

Another Perfect Storm

This could be hard on George H.W. Bush's boy...

As two storms brew in the Atlantic with their eye (brilliant meteorological pun intended) on Florida, an impending natural disaster harkens back to a previous storm, and a previous Bush campaign.

While certainly in a stronger position than his father, President Bush has been running a similarly lackluster, directionless campaign, with poor communications from the White House and a squandered lead. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew came ashore in Florida, and then President George H.W. Bush's response drew criticism from Floridians and others which continued his campaign's death spiral.

It's too early to know the fortunes of what will occur in Florida - with Jeb Bush as governor, expect no official recriminations, and with the lesson learned prior, expect a pro-active response to Florida from the White House. But the weather has a mind of it's own, and with two storms, Bonnie and Charley (why resist the natural Clyde when naming this storm?), it just might be that another hurricane, with another Bush, may have another impact on a Presidential election.

Posted by MEC2 at August 12, 2004 08:50 PM