Saturday, September 24, 2005

President Photo Op, First and Foremost

Bush's Crisis Itinerary at Mercy of Weather, Even Nice Weather

When Mr. McClellan announced that the president had scrapped his trip, he said that with the search-and-rescue team preparing to move with the storm, "we didn't want to slow that down."

Another White House official involved in preparing Mr. Bush's way noted that with the sun shining so brightly in San Antonio, the images of Mr. Bush from here might not have made it clear to viewers that he was dealing with an approaching storm.

Because it's all about the photo op. No actual governing intended.

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