I don't think you understand the situation..
Christie told everyone to evacuate and sent busses to AC to help poor people get out... People started to question that order and then the Mayor of AC chose not to back Christie's evac order and went against it... The Mayor of AC told resident they didn't have to leave and could stay and set up shelters in very poorly chosen low lying places in the city)... Christie warned him that he would not allow rescuers to risk their lives until after the storm passed. (911 was evac'd along with everyone else, there was no 911 during that storm)
The Mayor of AC put lives at risk and pissed off a lot of people... It was a very stupid move.
Bush didnt do anything like that