Aid Grows Amid Remarks About President's Absence

This is a little blind sided...

Although U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland yesterday withdrew his earlier comment, domestic criticism of Bush continued to rise. Skeptics said the initial aid sums -- as well as Bush's decision at first to remain cloistered on his Texas ranch for the Christmas holiday rather than speak in person about the tragedy -- showed scant appreciation for the magnitude of suffering and for the rescue and rebuilding work facing such nations as Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Indonesia.

Do the people who are saying this about Bush have any comments on what Kofi Annan's decision to stay at a ski lodge for 3 days after what happened??? At least Bush was in a place he was capable of doing work from...