The devastation along the Gulf Coast is unimaginable to me. That our President grandstanded to the point of flying Air Force One within 1700 feet of the ground so he could get a "first hand view" (he's going back in a more prosaic helicopter next week) is unimaginable to me. That he would state that "nobody expected the levees to break" is unimaginable to me.

That people (and police!) would loot businesses and rape victims and shoot at rescuers is, sadly, not so unimaginable. Unsurprisingly, martial law has been declared in New Orleans.

Follow the latest here, from the still-reporting Times-Picayune. Please consider helping out, as you are able. Give to the Red Cross or find another charity you like.