Why would Bush have asked questions?

I am stumped over how people are shocked, just shocked that George Bush did not have any questions when he was briefed on Hurricane Katrina. Have you ever actually heard him ask a question about anything? I've read articles saying that Bush is supposed to be an incisive, sharp witted manager in private who knows just the right question to ask. Is there anyone who really believed that? Apparently so.

Let me suggest another reason why Bush had no questions. Incompetence, as has been suggested? Well, yes, but that is a consequence not a cause. Bush believes in minimizing government and minimizing taxes. He believes in keeping the money in the pockets of the people and decisions in the hands of local communities, whether governmental or civic (think faith based) organizations. He has, in his mind, slimmed the scope of federal government to the point where he truly beleved there was no need for a major role in disaster management. Perhaps a few coordinators, OK. But the local authorities, the Red Cross, and faith based groups or other volunteers were the ones with rescue, recovery, and relief on their plate. What business is it of the federal government to be involved in local weather disasters? It never occurred to him that his leadership may be required, that the incapacitating of broad swaths of 3-4 states may be a federal problem. Why would he have questions? He intended to have no role. It is Bush's small government philosophy that leads to his incompetence. He believes he is in place to protect people from the burden of heavy government, and he has squeezed the government out of existence. If you believe that government has a role in managing our society, Bush must go.

I was listening to some conservative on the TV not long ago and he pointed out Bush's big government practices like health benefits, that he spends like no conservative ever would. This is true. But is does this mean that Bush is not the man of small government? Is this spending really on "government"? No. Its on benefits, like health care. The possibility that staff might be needed to coordinate the benefits and tie together the computer systems was not considered. The initial mass chaos and bailout of the federal program by various states due to federal incapability to deliver the promised services was due to the lack of execution. The "thin government" turns out to be thin on competence.