I definitly agree about the wanting to see their families part. While the aircraft carrier was at sea, Bush had himself a captive audience. If I were at sea for that long, the first thing I'd want to see is my family, not a glory hound President looking for a photo op. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I feel that there should NOT have been as much upstaging from Bush and his stupid stunt, instead he should have just focused purely on praising the brave troops who did such a great job.