"Starbuck's Words of Wisdom" wrote in message
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Bill,
If you read rec.boats you will see that many politicos like to use
anything for political gain. It is understood by all, that a disaster
visit is a political photo op to show the world the politician "feels
their pain". The photo op does come at a substantial cost in diverted
resources when they are desperately need to protect and save lives.

A leader does not need to make the visit to understand the magnitude of
the problem. When you read rec.boats you see there are people who turn
anything the political opponent does negatively. If the president does
not visit the disaster, he doesn't care, if he does visit the disaster
site, it is a photo op for political gain. .


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:
Former President Clinton has spent more time in Louisiana and
Mississippi meeting with storm victims and officials than Bush did on
his five or six separate visits to the same area.

Kind of interesting, since Bush does very little actual "work" as
POTUS.


Too busy handing out untendered contracts to Haliburton & friends.

Worse thing, other than a photo op is for a POTUS to arrive in a disaster
area. All the security, traffic problems, etc that are caused. What the
hell is Clinton doing, except photo ops? He using a shovel, hammer?


Lots of people in this (and other newsgroups) are a prime example of why
politics is so F&^&%&^_up in the USA. All the grousing about the
opposition, but no solutions for their own party. Reason Al Gore lost.
Twice! Just attack the oppositions stance. No constructive criticism to
show that they have a clue. The Dem's have not learned. As Reagan said
when he changed to the Republican party. 'He did not leave the Democratic
Party, they left him.'. The people who have wrested control of the
Democratic party have not a clue about most of the feelings and worries of
the people of in this country. There have projected themselves so much into
the mix, they have lost most of the seats of government in the country, that
are not safely a huge Dem majority. Use Harry as a prime example. He does
nothing but attack Bush. When has he said what the Dem's should do other
than attack Bush? I use Harry as an example, only because he is the most
vocal, but there are many more here.