President to tour hurricane damage

President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana Monday, arriving days after his rival for the White House toured the destruction from Hurricane Isaac.

The White House announced Obama plans to meet with local officials and view the ongoing response and recovery efforts.

The details of the trip will be announced later.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney flew into Louisiana on Friday to tour Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish with Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Jindal is backing Romney and has sparred with the president for not covering storm costs to the degree that the governor wants.

The governor said Romney’s reached out to him several times during the storm. Jindal said he also extended an invitation to the White House. He said he is “thrilled” that both are coming.

“When the governor comes today and the president comes Monday, we’re not talking politics,” Jindal said.

Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, said the president was planning the trip to Louisiana for Monday before Romney announced he was visiting the state.

Carney said Obama opted not to visit sooner to avoid disrupting any of the relief efforts with his presence. Monday was chosen after consultation among federal, state and local officials after consideration of the “unique logistical challenges” of the president’s travel. “It was an assessment of his team and people on the ground,” Carney said.

He declined to judge whether Romney was going “too soon” and perhaps getting in the way of the response effort. “I don’t have any way to assess that,” Carney said.

Comments

1) Comment by 8.3 - 02/09/2012

Whatnow, if you don't like the democratic system we have in the US , why don't you leave? I will gladly pay for your bus ticket to Iran. I stand by the TRUE statement that too much power vested in any entity, public or private, rich or poor, is dangerous and un-American. See, it is not necessary to lie to make a point but Goebbels would be proud of you. The heroic job creator stuff doesn't work too well evidently, since taxes are at their lowest level in decades. So we just have 0% tax rate, no government and unemployment will disappear, the valiant job creators will step in and ensure 100% employment? BTW, watch out for the ocean in that bus.

2) Comment by Whatnow - 02/09/2012

8.3, first of all, how many poor people create jobs? And as far as the one party system, what do you think you are voting for? And it was okay when Obama spent an absurd amount of money campaigning in 2008 and ever since, right? Obama's role in the BP spill was, as usual, the lies to the public about the amount of oil leaking, turning down help that was offered from other countries, refusing to act in a timely manner, the same things that you bashed Bush for during Katrina. Your last comments are just obtuse. And you are insane enough to believe that Obama cares about you. You don't know Mitt Romney and could care less, but he is not an enemy to me or our country and is not a divider in an empty chair and will not make deals with China or Russia and ignore Iran. And I hope that chair stays empty for now. At least more damage isn't being done.

3) Comment by 8.3 - 01/09/2012

Y'all are so right, that one party system has worked so well in the past. Just look at the ole USSR, China, Iran, North Korea, etc. Do you really think the small minority of very wealthy individuals who are bankrolling 80% of the funds in a now obscenely perverted plutocratic "democracy" are doing it because they care about you? Of course, they wouldn't expect any favors, would they? They just want you to vote their way and are willing to spend any absurd amount of money in order to appeal to your a basest emotions, truth is not relevant. Whatnow "no one said a WORD" etc. you just did and then in the same fashion, proceeded to make up the rest of your statements about Obama. It defies reason to believe that too much power vested in any entity, be it private or public, is good for the common person. But then, reason is not a valued commodity in Louisiana any way. "How the oil spill was handled" oh yeah, BP should have been left to their own devices. That might have worked even better. Think of the benefits, for example when you went to the beach you wouldn't have to spend money on sun tan oil. It would come with the water, likewise when frying shrimp, no wasted money spent on frying oil,the shrimp would be already oiled.

4) Comment by Whatnow - 01/09/2012

Interesting... the MSM questioned if the RNC should hold the convention in the wake of Hurricane Issac, but no one said a WORD about Obama continuing to campaign. Now he is finally going down, but yet no mention that it took Romney going down FIRST to get him to INTERRUPT his campaign tour to visit a disaster area.

5) Comment by Frustrated - 01/09/2012

As usual. Too little too late.

6) Comment by Whatnow - 01/09/2012

No, I'm getting dry nauseous. I love how Jay Carney (the mouth of Sauron) had to explain about how the trip was already planned. After how the oil spill was handled, nothing surprises me any more about this administration.

7) Comment by tball - 01/09/2012

HOPE, CHANGE & BARROCKWARD is on his way.. WhoooooooooHooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! Is everyone getting goose bumps????