Please forgive me for discussing politics in the "politics" room
Yes you are correct - all of us Obama Derangement types expected him to deep dive on the rig and fix it himself on day one. We were sorely disappointed.
How about not showing up for 9 days? How about James Carville, one of the strongest Democratic pundit's, Calling him out on live television - screaming in desperation from the banks of the Mississippi on CNN "Where is the President???!!!"
Well, the president played golf while the entire gulf coast was in a panic.
The president delayed his trip a second time, to attend a fund raising dinner in San Francisco - which clearly was more important than displaying the leadership that the people of the Gulf Coast desperately needed in their time of crisis by their commander in chief. Clearly more important at least, to him.