Damned if you, Damned if you don't...

Here's an excerpt from a CBS news article about Bush reacting to Hurricane Charley in 2004 in Florida.

Even before the storm hit, the president declared four counties disaster areas to speed federal money to victims. But that quick response fueled suspicion that he is using disaster politics to help his campaign in one of the most critical battleground states, a notion the president dismissed Sunday.

"Yeah, and if I didn't come they'd have said he should have been here more rapidly," Mr. Bush said.