Yes, your Commander in Chief wants you to know he is in charge....so pay attention to the photo ops:
President Bush was to fly Friday afternoon to his home state of Texas, where highways were jammed with people trying to escape Rita's expected landfall early Saturday. The president was to review preparations and thank first responders who were among the hundreds of emergency personnel dispatched to expected disaster areas.Maybe Bush can have Air Force One fly over the jammed highways so he can wave to all his fellow Texans.
Later Friday, Bush was expected to monitor Rita's approach from the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colo. "Officials at every level of government are preparing for the worst," he said.
And, is it me, or does it just seem bizarre that the President has to "monitor" the storm from the U.S. Northern Command? Maybe, because he stayed on vacation during Katrina, he doesn't know that he could monitor Rita from the White House.
