Several ways John Hickenlooper is different from George W. Bush

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper deserves some of the grief he's getting for the mismanaged response to last week's storm. But those comparing him to President George W. Bush circa August 29, 2005 (here and here) need to have their heads examined.

1. Hickenlooper did not spend the storm smiling through a photo-op with John McCain.

2. Hickenlooper's aides would not have worried about telling him he'd have to cut his vacation short.

3. Hickenlooper did not have to watch the storm on DVD.

4. Hickenlooper did not appoint an inept crony of a crony to head disaster response.

5. Hickenlooper's mismanagement did not help cause 1,836 fatalities.

6. Hickenlooper will not have to spend 105 billion taxpayer dollars to get the city running.

7. Hickenlooper has not tried to shift the blame to the opposition party.

8. Hickenlooper has not tried to cover up his mistakes.

Hurricaine Katrina further exposed the President's incompetence, laziness and moral poverty. At the very, very worst, the Mayor can only be accused of the former.