But he couldn't have said that, right?

Wonkette - bush-sees-the-bright-side-123665: "We've got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we're going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we're going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.) "

I hope it was the cringing kind of laughter that happens when someone you're with says something so completely inappropriate that it's all the response you can muster. We're all used to him and that feeling these past several years.