Travolta, Winfrey, Penn ... where's Bush?

Travolta jets for Katrina effort

Rightly or wrongly, the image "normal" people have of the big stars is often that they're pampered and cossetted. The BBC has this interesting story which turns that idea on it's head:

"Actor John Travolta jetted in to the devastated region of Louisiana on his private jet to deliver five tonnes of food to victims of Hurricane Katrina. ... He is among celebrities who have travelled to the area to offer help, including Oprah Winfrey and Sean Penn."

I think that's fantastic. He's not just written a cheque (which obviously would still be very helpful) but he's used his own resources and time to do something practical because he is in the priviledged position to do so.

"Winfrey ... said she had witnessed the "inhumane" and "embarrassing" conditions they [the refugees in the sports stadium] were forced to live in. She said she would be presenting her show live from the area to ensure their stories would be told."

This, on the other hand, is very worrying - Bush to lead inquiry into Katrina:
"US President George W Bush says he will lead an investigation into how the Hurricane Katrina disaster was handled. "I'm going to find out over time what went right and what went wrong," he said in reply to criticism that the authorities were too slow to respond."

Perhaps I'm just being cynical but how can a review into the US government's response (or lack therof) be truly independent and unbiased when it is being lead by the leader of that government?