It's clear that people place value on leaders simply showing their face in times in crisis, that they're concerned enough by their plight to assess the situation on the ground. There's no reason leaders shouldn't be able to follow disasters from afar, sure, but it's generally regarded as bad optics when powerful politicians use their privilege to avoid dealing with one in person, especially when they're vacationing on Hawaii during a flood or on Bermuda during a snowstorm. People value actions more than they do words. This is normal.
President Obama should at least pop over and show his face for this reason alone. The fact that his party lambasted Bush for his aloof response to Katrina should provide only more incentive for doing so, lest they be accused of hypocrisy during an election year. He'll have plenty of time for vacations in just a few more months.
They voted for McCain and Romney. Let those two handle the mess. Both of them have plenty of money.
This is bad and you should feel bad.
