Bush delays trip to Texas

He was only going to San Antonio anyway! Wimpiness runs in the family.

President Bush, determined to show a vigorous role in hurricane response management, monitored Rita from a military command center here Friday and planned a visit today to related sites in Texas.

White House officials scuttled plans at the last minute for a Friday stop in San Antonio for Bush to meet with emergency response personnel. Officials said the workers already were deploying closer to Rita's eastward-shifted path and that the president did not want to slow their progress.