I see that French president Sarkozy is in Haiti. The question is raised: When will Obama go? I give Obama a break here. I’ve often thought the impulse to get any POTUS to a disaster scene, while understandable in the age of images, is a waste of resources. Maybe it stems from the instinct that the government isn’t the end all and be all. There certainly has been a United States presence in persons and resources (public and private) there. Why go through the security concerns and makeshift ceremony that would be involved in a U.S. presidential visit?