the rix mix

The New Orleans/Biloxi disaster is different. Unlike 9/11, when the impact was immediate - we watched it on TV, & response was swift & surprisingly effective even when improvised, the worsening tragedy on the Gulf Coast has been unfolding for over four days, & Americans are becoming more & more shocked, frustrated & outraged by what is happening. It is outrageous to witness what the media is showing us, the places & predicaments - & now, Friday for cripessake, we finally begin seeing a federal response of some quantity & hopefully increasing quality. It's too late to put on a Stetson, smile, & shout, "Don't worry, help is on the way!" The PR can't be turned around on this one. The grim work goes on. We called for you yesterday, & the day before yesterday. & here you are today.

A fitting test for this cowboy President would be to drop him off on Fats Domino's roof with a promise to pick him up in Houston.