Every word makes me mad

Bush flies over disaster area

- Bush, who may visit the area later in the week (lame ducks don't have to run for reelection)

- Vice President Dick Cheney participated in the video conference from Wyoming (still on vaca, Dick?)

- On his way to Washington, Bush had Air Force One fly low over the hurricane-ravaged area. His plane flew over New Orleans at about 2,500, and it descended even further, to about 1,700 feet, over Mississippi. Bush surveyed the damage from a couch near the left front of the plane (glad he had a good seat).The plane flew over New Orleans and saw the Superdome, downtown areas and outlying neighborhoods, then traveled along the coast to Mobile before turning north toward Washington.

- McClellan said the government was declaring the hurricane an "incident of national significance," a designation that triggers a recently developed national emergency plan for the first time and will allow better coordination among government agencies. McClellan said he expects the administration will request a supplemental appropriation to pay for disaster relief and recovery efforts. Under the national response plan, which was finalized in January, the federal government intervenes only when emergencies exceed what state and local capabilities can handle. Though state and local officials have not formally declared that they can no longer manage the disaster on their own, that is the case, said Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke. (Now? They are doing this NOW? This wasn't done yet This didn't happen automatically?!)

- The president decided he should be in the nation's capital given the magnitude of destruction and death caused by Katrina, one of the most severe storms to ever hit the United States.("The Critics" said this since, what, Sunday?)

- The president, upon his return to Washington, planned to chair a meeting of a White House task force set up to coordinate the federal efforts to assist hurricane victims across more than a dozen agencies. (again with the YET! This hasn't happened YET!!!?)

- Bush was expected to visit the ravaged region by week's end, but details on that trip were in flux as the White House worked to make sure a presidential tour would not disrupt the relief and response efforts.
( he has heard that its yucky and isn't sure he wants to see it up close ( see "lame duck") he had no problem disrupting the relief and response efforts at Ground Zero)

From CNN.com