Rottenchester

That said, the politicians running to the microphones to bemoan this tragedy need to get a grip. Some of them are spouting off, comparing Katrina to last year's Tsunami and to Hiroshima. Others are actually crying on nationwide TV.

Here's my message to these blow-hards:

First, Mayor "This is our Tsunami" Halloway of Biloxi: No, it isn't. The Tsunami killed 310,000 people. There was no warning. Entire cities were wiped from the face of the earth. A lot of folks who were hurt or killed in Biloxi had been warned and chose to stay there.

Second, Mississippi Governor "Hiroshima" Barbour: 80,000 people were killed instantly in Hiroshima. Again, there was no real warning. The city was flattened. After the initial killing, thousands more died slow, painful deaths from radiation poisoning in the months after the bomb dropped. People are still dying today from Hiroshima-related cancers.

Finally, to the Governor of Louisiana who was crying on TV last night: Listen, lady, the biggest city in your state is below sea level. Billions of federal tax dollars have been spent building and maintaining a system of levees that failed, and billions more will be spent to fix those levees, shelter everyone who lives in New Orleans, and fix up their houses. Governor, it is the taxpayers in the blue states that pay for your insanity who should be crying. We're the ones who are financing the choice New Orleans residents make to live like Bangladeshis (i.e., in a river delta), even though there's plenty of habitable land above sea level in Louisiana.

So, instead of flying around in helicopters to "assess the damage" (i.e., get TV cameras pointed at you), you politicians can just relax and wait for the check to come. We abortion-loving, war-hating blue staters are going to bail you out, as always. Go build more trailer houses on the Gulf Coast, we've got your back.