Witnessing the heart as it cracks – UPDATED

It is not possible to remain unmoved as Rep. Charles Melancon (D-LA) finds the break point. “Everything that I know and love is at risk.” Watch it all. Melancon’s sincere pain is a rebuke to the incessant political posturing we see out of Washington, and all the artless media outrage to which we have become [...]

Kentucky: No Power, No FEMA – UPDATED

Shadydowns: I know, an ice storm in Kentucky is not a hurricane in La. but still, thousands of people STILL without power, that’s heat and water. It’s cold here folks.Food is getting scarce in some places and I heard on the radio some places folks are getting water from streams etc. We not all a [...]

Katrina: Democrat, Ike: Republican

Over at Pajamas Media, Dr. Melissa Clouthier is having trouble integrating after Hurricane Ike even though, as she quickly admits, many are much worse off than she. Every home — and that is not an exaggeration — had at least one tree down. The community is called The Woodlands for a reason. Trees define it. [...]

100 Hours after Katrina

Well, it looks like NOLA thankfully has dodged a bullet (although we said that once before) and the Democrats fondest hopes for chaos seem weakened. I had the impression that Gov. Bobby Jindal was much more in charge, and organized, for Gustav than Gov. Kathleen Blanco had been for Katrina – but then, Jindal didn’t [...]

Telethon Convention & More

The GOP Plan to turn the convention into a telethon/public service event is brilliant and I whole-heartedly support it. I hope it’s exactly what they do. Of course it will be spun as “cynical opportunism and desperation” by the press and the Dems. But that should never stop you from doing the right thing. And [...]

Quick hits from the Insomniac

The good thing about insomnia: in the wee small hours, you get caught up on your blogging and finally have time to link to all those things you’ve been meaning to. Got some email answered, too. Please forgive me if I have not responded; I try, but lately there is so much of it, that [...]

The truth about the NOLA floods and Katrina

Pssst…Paul at Wizbang has the whole story, and no one seems to care. It might ruin the existing narratives, you know. (H/T GatewayPundit. Paul asks an important question – WHY did Congress hide information? Clearly something/someone being protected. Can’t be Bush – if it could have hurt Bush it would have been used along with [...]