The Politics of Distraction

By Dan Froomkin

Special to washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, September 27, 2005; 1:19 PM

President Bush yesterday called for Americans to cope with gasoline shortfalls by cutting down on their driving. And he continued to push for increased military authority in national disasters.

What do these two campaigns have in common? They're both red herrings, to some extent -- distractions in the wake of the shockingly botched government response to Hurricane Katrina.