I cannot imagine

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.