The Empathetic Presidency Returns

As President Bush touched down in devastated Greensburg, Kansas today, I thought back to April 2001, when a white policeman killed a 19-year old black man in Cincinatti, sparking riots.

There was no presidential visit to Cincinnati, or even extended remarks, to help heal racial tensions. And The Washington Post was struck at the shift in presidential attitude:

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