Trying to recapture some of his post-9/11 glory, Bush has declared September 16th a "National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina." Following the script from four years ago, he's having a service at the National Cathedral in Washington.
Looks like this really just another political event which should come as no surprise:
Bishop Jakes, a multimillionaire and best-selling author, is to deliver the sermon this Friday at the Washington National Cathedral, his office said, where Mr. Bush will mark a national day of prayer for Hurricane Katrina's victims. The bishop's style of preaching is black Pentecostal - he roars and rumbles in performances that got him on the cover of Time magazine as "America's best preacher" in 2001. More important to Mr. Rove, he has become a vital partner in the White House effort to court the black vote.That is more important to Karl Rove than anything, like actually saving lives in the Gulf States.
When all else fails, and Bush has completely failed, do a political prayer event. The Bush people can do campaign-style political events. That's not news. They just can't run a government and keep us safe.
