Bush's Katrina Disaster Coordinator Busy With Fundraising Duties

Senator Frank Lautenberg sent a letter to President Bush today raising important questions regarding Karl Rove's fitness for the task of assisting with the rebuilding effort on the Gulf Coast.

From the letter:

As all know, Hurricane Rita is bearing down on the Gulf Coast even as the nation reels from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.  It would be expected that Mr. Rove would be at his post "24/7" during this crisis.

However, as unlikely as it might seem, we have learned that Mr. Rove will be travelling to North Dakota to engage in political fundraising activities.  When this fearsome hurricane makes landfall on Saturday, Mr. Rove will be delivering a political speech to the North Dakota Republican Party, and will be featured as a special guest at a fundraising dinner.

This is truly shameful.  It appears that former Senator Jean Carnahan's concerns about Rove were well founded.