There's no other way to put it. He could wait till next week, when the situation might be under control,
but...
...President Bush will tour the hurricane devastated Gulf Coast region on Friday and has asked former Presidents Clinton and Bush to lead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims recover, the White House said Thursday.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Bush will survey the hardest-hit areas by helicopter, then tour some locations on the ground.
"The president has wanted to visit the area as soon as possible," McClellan said. "We didn't go sooner because we didn't want to be disruptive of efforts on the ground."
A presidential visit require an inordinate amount of security. That means that police officers &
National Guardsmen, will probably have to be pulled off relief & support efforts in order to protect Bush while he walks around.
In order for Air Force One & Marine One to fly around the area, airspace has to be cleared. That means that helicopters & other support aircraft have to be diverted from search & rescue, so Bush can look at things that he could have seen on his television in the White House.
Since the Secret Service has to be ready for any medical emergency for the President, that means EMT's & other medical staff have to be there to support his visit, instead of treating patients.
Someone needs to be screaming at the top of their lungs about this. This is all so Bush can have a "rubble" picture. He wants a picture of him hugging some victim, and saying we're going to rebuild, to influence people over the Labor Day Holiday...