The response was unacceptable.

"George, run to your work." Don't tell us you're going to rebuild Trent Lott's second or possibly third home when the helicopters behind you should be dropping food and MRE's. Screw the MRE's - let's get gatorade and balance bars to the refugees. Get pedialyte to the babies. Give them umbrellas! Don't make them wait on you.

I didn't want him to go down there just like I didn't want him to come here to Florida last year to hand out ice. It's a waste of time and resources - *he* is a waste of time.

Mayor Nagin, when he meets with him today, hopefully will tell it like it is, like he did last night.

Oh, and does anyone know where the hell Cheney is?

If anyone has friends or family who flee to South Florida, please let me know. I don't have housing space, but I have some office space and just want to be a friendly face to anyone who needs one.

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And when you think nothing will surprise you any more, you realise that Haliburton getting a reconstruction contract doesn't surprise you one whit.
katrinarelief is useful for info about all sorts of donation and assistence opportunities, and MichaelMoore.com is also sharing links and providing Moore's take on the subject - and his perspective at being here in South Florida for Katrina, about 20 miles north of where I was.

The positive news is that I've already allocated thirty eight dollars to the Red Cross because of new entries and edits to existing entries at HarryPotterWiki (scroll down for the full explanation - am on sidekick and I can't get the link).