President to mark Katrina anniversary

[rodeodance]

President to mark Katrina anniversary
Posted by Washington bureau August 24, 2007 2:34PM

By Bruce Alpert
Washington bureau

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will be in New Orleans on Wednesday to observe the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the White House has announced.

It provided no details of the president's itinerary. The visit will be Bush's 13th to the New Orleans area since Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005.

Bush's trip will follow visits to the city by five presidential candidates seeking to succeed him in 2009. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., running second in polls among Democratic contenders, will address the First Emanuel Baptist Church at 1829 Carondelet St. on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and later go on a walking tour of a New Orleans neighborhood.

On Monday, Democratic front-runner, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., along with former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., will appear at a Katrina summit organized by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., at the University of New Orleans. Also appearing will be Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, and U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said that Bush continues to follow through "on his commitment to help local citizens rebuild their lives and communities on the Gulf Coast.....



http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/08/president_to_mark_katrina_anni.html

[Dude_CalmDown]

1. This Wednesday or next? n/t

[baldguy]

2. Holding a kegger for the Republican Racist Congressional Caucus?

[undeterred]

3. By having a few drinks in some area of the city that was never affected?

That would be my guess on his "itinerary".

[Dr.Phool]

4. I think one disater down there was more than enough.

What's he gonna do? Put food on their families?

Catapult some propaganda?

Read "My pet goat" to them?

Spend your time like you did during the disaster you asswipe. Go have some birthday cake with John McCain, and take Condi out shopping for shoes.

[spanone]

5. Bwahahahahahahahaaa......'his commitment' bwahahahahahahaa

[Skidmore]

6. Is he going to wear his special blue shirt, the one with the funny buttons?

Only an asshole would dance on the graves of so many.

[bullimiami]

7. 'its 2 years since katrina chased those poor democratic voting bastards

out and cleansed the city"

bottoms up.

[MrScorpio]

8. I guess the cops are right...

A criminal really does has a habit of returning to scene of his crime

[cureautismnow]

9. Oh, goodie. More birthday cake and fake guitar playing. n/t

[WinkyDink]

10. What's with Bush's need to celebrate his DISASTERS? (Or ANY disaster, for that matter?) Is that

another "Fascism or Fear" gig?

[frustrated_lefty]

11. Just a reminder from one who was there

When Bush finally arrived in New Orleans, it shut down evacuations for hours until it was certain the Commander in Chief was safe and on the ground away from the "dirty refugees" who never had it so good as they did in Houston.

Dehydrated children stood in line while Chimpolini came in for his photo-op.

[UTUSN]

12. Note to Shrub: Once you've missed the boat, 1000s of visits to the dock won't bring it back