Has bush* said anything about the fires?

Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday toured the fire-ravaged small town hit hardest by the blazes that raced across Texas this week, meeting with residents and promising aid to help them rebuild.
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The flames ripped across nearly 20,000 acres in the two states, and four deaths were reported, including one in Oklahoma. Many fires in Texas have been contained, but unseasonably dry, hot conditions continue.
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He didn't mention any dollar figures, but he said he asked President Bush for a disaster declaration for the county.
Bush, who is spending this week at his Texas ranch, was briefed about the fires Thursday, according to White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4299263&nav=Bsmh


Perry asked for help. I have not seen reported any sign of a reply from bush*.
Maybe he's busy? Three day rule? Tuning the guitar?

bang, here's a boatload to fix every freaking problem each state runs across.

Fires in Texas and California seem to be an every year event. Why don't the individual states handle their own problems since they seem to happen an a regular basis to a certain extent

Of course things like Cat 4 or 5 hurricanes and large earthquakes are catastrophe events that we need to help each other

I guess I'm just cranky tonight

mandates?

Why not declare the entire country a 'disaster area' -- isn't that what it is, thanks to BU$HCO?