Bush to Inspect Hurricane Damage in Va.

[newyawker99]

President Bush has chosen Virginia, a state where 17 deaths have been blamed on Hurricane Isabel and thousands of residents are still without power, to get a briefing on storm damage and recovery efforts.

Bush travels to Richmond on Monday to visit an emergency operations center at the Virginia State Police Academy and participate in a video conference with emergency management officials and governors from some of the most impacted states, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Sunday in announcing the trip.

"The president looks forward to receiving an update on the hurricane and personally thanking workers and volunteers for the great job they did responding," he said.

Of the deaths reported in Virginia, six were in storm-related road accidents, five from falling tree limbs, three by drowning and three apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning from generators.

Shrub in VA

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. I wonder if he's going to make a speech promising

to track down Isabel to the training camps from which she was hewn and protect America from any more attacks.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. He's just Johnny on the Spot

How many days ago was the hurricane? Guess he couldn't bother to take a break from his weekend to go outside and look around the neighborhood.

[demnan]

3. He's pretty safe in Richmond

It's a conservative place so he might escape the protests he would get if he showed his face in D.C.

[jayfish]

4. When Does He Expect...

to inspect the war damage in Iraq. You'd think he would want to see what were going to pay a trillion for.

Jay

[Enraged_Ape]

5. How many here predicted this SOB would turn up later with his bullhorn?

I wonder if he'll come dressed up as a police officer or firefighter.

[JPace]

6. He should be inspecting troop damage in Iraq...

and parading himself down those Iraqi
streets so the liberated citizens can
thank him properly.

[eek]

7. Oh? What fundraiser is in VA tonight?

n/t

[robbedvoter]

8. From MWO with love - "Et Tu, AOL?

[kimchi]

9. Well, we don't want that whistleass here.

Stay in your white house, just send money.

on edit: can't spell whistle

[realFedUp]

10. I guess a needed hurricane damage photo op

wasn't in the stock photo pile yet...

[DesignGirl]

11. Wrong Place

He isn't even going to where the real damage happened. He should come here to southern Virginia where we still don't have power, have to boil our water, drive 30 mile and wait in line for 30-45 minutes for gas and food (if they have anything left).
Saturday we had Tom Ridge and our state officials here. The come into Langely Air Force Base and went to the cloest town(really just a part of the base) did a quicl photo-op in front of a damaged house and left.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi DesignGirl!!

Welcome to DU!!

[qb]

12. Now accepting applications...

for Bush-friendly photo-op.
Qualifications:
1. Unquestioning Bush adorer.
2. Devastated by Hurricane (or willing to fake it in front of someone else's rubble)