Mr. President, You Don't Have to Micro-Manage Hurricaine Relief.

Why must President Bush spend so much time working on overseeing the storms raining down upon the Gulf Coast States?

Katrina. Rita. Whatever the next one's name is. These are monster storms that bring mother nature's power down on our communities. The devastation can be, has been, and will likely still be emmense in the future from such natural phenomena. (Is that a word?)

Of course I feel great emphathy with the folks suffering the immediate impact of the storms, but I don't want the President spending too much time HIMSELF working on the government's response.

Local governments, State governments, Federal Agencies (FEMA, et al), and relief organizations like the Red Cross, should be in control and should be able to handle the storms. Immediate action must come from the people closest to the event: i.e., the locals. The Feds can backup, followup and assist. But, the Federal Government is not there to be a first responder for big storms. And, I don't want my President to be First Responder in Chief.

I'd rather he work on issues of governing the Nation.