He sounded like a guy who seemed to love firefighters and simply wanted to tell them that. He does love police and firefighters. He doesn't have to fake it. He has been to every funeral of a cop or a firefighter killed in the line of duty, not only after 9/11, but during his whole time in office.
In contrast, Hillary Rodham Clinton only attended three funerals where there happened to be television cameras.
By the way, I'm not replying to E=MC2 with this Reply because the software won't let me.
BTW, this columnist omitted mentioning the actual bills Gov. Bush signed to help firefighters and others, as Gov. Bush's acts are NOT accurately described here by Mike Thomas. For info about the actual bills, read the brief article
HERE.