The man behind the curtain

Pay no attention:

President Bush was supposed to land here on Friday afternoon on the first stop of a tour intended to make clear that he was personally overseeing the federal government's preparations for Hurricane Rita's landfall. But the weather did not cooperate.

It was too sunny.

...[a] White House official involved in preparing Mr. Bush's way noted that with the sun shining so brightly in San Antonio, the images of Mr. Bush from here might not have made it clear to viewers that he was dealing with an approaching storm.

I can't believe that a White House staffer would admit to something like this, as it's quite a stunning admission that Bush is image over action and substance. The Bush message machine doesn't hum like it used to.