The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster.

A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

We were able to give them priority based on a natural disaster preference,

This is the largest disaster we've ever been a part of. We're kind of flying by the seat of our pants.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

The president has such mastery of all of the tools of disaster relief. It's a military effort, Congress appropriates whatever you want, he controls the executive branch, and this is something where Bush can just go ahead and do his thing and all the Democrats can do is sigh.