This leads one to wonder why?
Logistics...
Way back when, he thought he'd be first in line for the Mother Of All Bugouts, because he wouldn't have to shave first.
Unfortunately, he drew the short straw and had to hold down the fort, and Qusay, or Uday, or Ojay, or EBay, or some other Yahoo was supposed to save him a seat...
That must of sucked, speaking at the podium and you look back behind the curtain and see the exit door closing and everybody has high tailed it.