Carol E. Lee, covering President Barack Obama’s trip to New Orleans to commemorate Hurricane Katrina, reported for the August 29th Politico:

Diners literally embraced the president, who apologized to a handful of people for cutting in line to order a shrimp po’ boy and gumbo.
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The Katrina anniversary presented Obama with an opportunity to accentuate his positive accomplishments and involvement in the region, particularly compared with his predecessor, George W. Bush. And the president didn’t hesitate.

Obama waded heavily into the details of his administration’s efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans. Long passages of his read inexplicitly like a juxtaposition of his actions

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