Tough call

I don't want to minimize the suckiness that was Columbine, or say that living through it wouldn't have been just crap,
BUT, I saw this girl from Columbine on Olbermann last night, and she was really pretty and had really good make-up. And I think it's nice that she came to talk to the kids at the Red Lake school, and it's an important message to them that they will, someday, move on.
But she also kept talking about praying with them, and thanking god, and praying for each other, and trusting in god and prayer and god god god. And then Bush finally made a statement last night about how he and Laura were praying for the victims and their families.
But, like, these people are not evangelical christians (I think). They have specifically requested native american funerals, and they are adhering to their nation's beliefs. Which might not have much to do with having people come in and tell them how they need to pray for each other and trust in god. Or put crosses all over the place. Sorta like how you wouldn't go on a tsunami relief trip and tell all the indonesians that they just needed to pray and trust god.
This is all kind of inchoate and hard to explain - but it seems pretty insensitive to force the greiving pattern of one community on another.
Also - Bush - why not be constructive and instead of praying for them do something about the crushing poverty and depression that affects native americans? Cuz, like, you are the president. You do have more in your power than just prayer.