I don’t think that an apology will make a difference at this stage. There is more than enough blame for everybody from the white house and FEMA to the local government. I doubt that an oops is going to cover it (and yet what choice is there until your next election?)

Anyhow I need to know if I am crazy or overly jaded and pessimistic. I watched the news and noticed that while the news crews were in cars and boats they were filming “rescues” by choppers. Rather than bring in some of the equipment that the military has that can ford 6 or 8 feet of water or float on it they brought in the most expensive (but impressive) equipment that they own. When after the storm refineries were shut down and there was a shortage of fuel they brought in machines that suck a special mixture back by the gallon. Personally I am of two minds on this. Either it was damn good training for pilots heading over to Iraq or it was to be visible and show people how much they were doing knowing full well that it would make the 6:00 news. It seems strange that rather than bring in a few zodiacs or swamp boats that would rescue people but not garner the attention of a chopper they brought in helicopters, pilots, mechanics and support crews/equipment.