To no useful purpose, except to trivialize the office of the presidency even more:
Obama chaired a meeting at the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) set up at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, which is marshaling federal and local hurricane-relief efforts. ...
Obama returned home one night early on Friday from his island vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and appeared keen to be visibly in charge as the response to Hurricane Irene unfolds.
The full story is here.
Perhaps he felt a storm downgraded to a Category One hurricane was a good match-up with himself, the president who presided over the AAA downgrade to AA+.
It's reminiscent of his unsuccessful sports picks.
Perhaps he felt a storm downgraded to a Category One hurricane was a good match-up with himself, the president who presided over the AAA downgrade to AA+.
It's reminiscent of his unsuccessful sports picks.
