George looking pensive

George: "You know when I flew over New Orleans, I told my aides on Air Force One that it must look twice as bad on the ground.You know I was right. Kinda reminds me of that story about all the water and you can't drink any of it."

Reporter: "Yes, Mr. President. It's "Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink." It's from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge."

George: "Yeah, that fella. Boy, I sure don't feel thirsty lookin' at that water. Tell ya the truth, don't think I'll be wanting to eat shrimp for a while, either. But you know that was a big storm, a very big storm. And it's goin' to be hard work to clean it up, hard work. But I'd like to get it done in time for Mardi Gras. I used to drink here in my wild college days,sort of flooded the streets myself when I couldn't find a restroom. But you can bet, we'll do a heck of a job to getter done. I might even lend the good folks my chainsaw for taking down brush. And you remember during the debates, John Kerry reminded me that I own part of a lumber company. So to the good folks of New Orleans, want some wood? I got some."