Earth Rejects Earth Day Events

Even Mother Nature thinks these Earth Day events are stupid (from CNN):

President Bush canceled an Earth Day visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday because of bad weather.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the threat of hail and thunder storms would keep the president from visiting the park, but Air Force One still will make a brief stop at the airport in Townsend, Tennessee, where Bush will make remarks on Earth Day.

Other than political correctness, I really don't understand why President Bush feels the need to participate in Earth Day events. As far as I'm concerned, it makes about as much sense as pardoning the turkey at Thanksgiving each year.