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The POTUS should be out in the middle of this so that we can win this state in one year for HIM.

If he doesn't show in the next 48 hours, it will imply that we are not a priority when the chips are down.

The bets are on the table. Will the POTUS show?

Will you stop it about the President coming out there right now -- How many times do you have to be told that a Presidential visit requires a lot of advance people and those folks are most likely involved in all of this disaster? You do not bring AF One with the President on board into SoCal right now when the airports are not even running all their flights. The President has signed the declaration for a disaster area for four counties.

Please knock it off about the President -- his coming out there is not a priority -- Federal Funds are a priority and they will be on the way shortly.

I've been thinking about your thoughts on the President, and I've got a different take. Over his Presidency, Bush has had an un-Clinton-like tendency to stay out of the way during an actual emergency, in part so as not to divert resources, etc. I have found that refreshing in part as with Clinton there was always a sense it was about him looking good and seeking the most visible stage possible, rather than genuine empathy or leadership on his part.

I do think the President needs to be sure to be "on message" addressing this and not let Gov. Davis try to throw blame on the government, etc. He also needs to keep in mind what we've been talking about over the last couple days, the tendency of the Eastern "elite" to discount what happens out here (on the news, etc.) so that it looks like we're not being ignored. But my own feeling is that it would be more appropriate for the President to come in a few days, when things aren't in the thick of action. For now, he should focus on making available all federal resources, and being visible on TV in regards to things like that. Just my two cents, which may or may not be worth much :).

Oh yeah...great political move there! Let's bring Bush out...let's throw more chaos on the situation by having POTUS tie up highways, shut down streets, etc as he moves around the areas just so he can get a photo-op. Can anyone honestly think that the Secret Service will allow him anywhere NEAR the affected areas?! Let's play politics while people's lives are being destroyed. Frankly, if I'm in the middle of some evacuaion, I would want POTUS and anybody else to get the hell out of the way and not step in my face just to say "I feel your pain."

Just as the Dems tried to make political hay out of the blackout in August (remember Dan Blathermouth saying Bush should cancel his fundraiser and address the nation?), this too will fail because people have common sense. Doofus can play politics all he wants...he's a political dead man walking. Bush should stay where he can do the most good, at the White House to run the country, and not play pandering feel-good politics.