Bush Katrina Contradictions

A Washington Post article published on July 20, 2006 reports that

while Hurricane Katrina prompted Bush's acknowledgement that "We have a
duty to confront this poverty with bold action," his has failed to back
his words with deeds. Bush's budget is devoid of any initiatives to
address poverty; rather, he supports cutting funding for programs that
help poor Americans, including housing assistance, food stamps,
Medicaid, community development grants and energy assistance.

It puzzles me why Christians have not exerted more pressure on
President Bush to help the poor. The New Testament mentions the poor no
less than 3000 times, and yet, the President, a self-proclaimed
Evangelical, has neglected to champion any initiative that would aid
the least of these.   

While I wouldn't advocate guilt-tripping the President into supporting
certain policies because "the Bible says so," I wonder why he doesn't
make the connection that his policies, which hurt the poor, directly
contradict what the Jesus tells us to do. Perhaps he could use a gentle
reminder?