Why am I hearing that the President is about to speak to us about the hurricane heading for New Orleans.

Does the president have some meteorological information that we can't hear through the media?

Does he think that just seeing and hearing him somehow gives people comfort.  Why?  Does he have a record of handling things well, such as the Gulf Oil Spill?  Do we feel reassured by knowing he's the president?  I certainly don't.  If anyone reading this does I'd like to know the reason.

I'm just asking.