With the Republican convention over, Mitt Romney has gone to storm ravaged Louisiana to thank the first responders and to comfort those whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Isaac. It is Romney's first order of business after the convention. President Obama, on the other hand, has been too busy campaigning to take a moment to see all the damage himself. Indeed, he has not even declared all of Louisiana a disaster area entitled to full federal help. Apparently, red states and their citizens can just wait. In a display of who he really is, Obama has now announced a belated change of his schedule so that he can make a quick stop in Louisiana on Monday. When the schedule change was first announced, Obama was going to make a campaign stop on the way to New Orleans. After a batch of criticism, that campaign stop has now been cancelled.
I hope everyone remembers seven years ago when George Bush was criticized for flying over the destruction of Hurrican Katrina the day after the storm ended. Bush was "heartless" we were told and he did not care about the poor black folks in New Orleans. Even so, Bush made it to Louisiana on the ground more quickly after the end of Katrina than Obama will with Isaac. Anyone want to guess how many stories we will see in the media about Obama's being heartless? Here's a hint: you won't need any fingers to count them.
Once again, Romney has demonstrated to America that he is the one who cares about the people. Obama cares only about his re-election efforts. We are all left to wonder if Obama would have ever made it to Louisiana but for Romney's trip.
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