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Insurgents Seize Key Town in Iraq By / WaPo — Permalink BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 — Abu Musab Zarqawi's foreign-led Al Qaeda in Iraq took open control of a key western town at the Syrian border, deploying its guerrilla fighters in the streets and flying Zarqawi's black banner from rooftops, tribal leaders and other residents in the city and surrounding villages said. | |
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Michelle Pilecki: The Washington Post reports that an al-Qaeda force has taken over Qaim, an Iraqi town near the Syrian border, proclaiming "an Islamic kingdom liberated from the occupation." Dan Darling: In case you hadn't heard, Zarqawi seized al-Qaim in northwestern Iraq. Dr. Steven Taylor: Meanwhile, Back in Iraq… Via WaPo: Insurgents Assert Control Over Town Near Syrian Border "Fighters loyal to... |
John Hawkins: (Free LAT Reg Req)" "Sen. Chafee Likely To Be Challenged From Right" "Insurgents Seize Iraqi Town (Free WAPO Reg Req)"... Steve Soto: Zarqawi Claims Control Of Western Iraqi Town A Week After Our Photo Ops There — A week after a widely-publicized body... Gary Farber: Hit the cymbals. ADDENDUM: And when they slip away from here, they go over there, where we ain't. |
| Also: Jo Fish, Jason Van Steenwyk, John @PowerLine, Armando @DailyKos, Attaturk, Andrew Sullivan, Laura Rozen | |
He Held Their Lives in His Tiny Hands By / LAT — Permalink BATON ROUGE, La. — In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out: a 6-year-old boy walking down the road, holding a 5-month-old, surrounded by five toddlers who followed him around as if he were their leader. They were holding hands. | |
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John Hawkins: Free NYT Reg Req)" "New Orleans Police To Be Pulled Off Streets" "10,000 Still Refuse To Leave New Orleans" "Kuwait... Kieran Healy: Love Story Go read this L.A. Times report about seven children—mostly toddlers, the eldest, six years old—who were lost and found in New Orleans these last few days. Scared Monkeys: Some of the children have been reunited with their parents as the LA Times has reported. |
Jan Haugland: A great responsibility forced onto a 6-year-old boy — Heartbreak and very young heroism amidst the disaster: In the... Barbara O'Brien: Six-year-old saves baby and five toddlers. From blogs: AMERICAblog—Bush stayed on vacation and Do your bleeping jobs! Michelle Malkin: LA Times reports: [snipped quote] love.jpg Deamonte Love, age 6 Amazing story. Read the whole thing. |
| Also: Ann Althouse, Jeralyn Merritt, Gary Farber, Arthur Silber | |
New Orleans scene recalls African flood CNN — Permalink What Is This? United States Coast Guard helicopters are busy making dramatic rescues of citizens from the roofs of waterlogged buildings across this flooded city. It reminds me of a similar scene five years ago in the southern African nation of Mozambique, where severe flooding left half the country submerged in water. | |
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Ogged @Unfogged: Sad — Another stunning reminder that poor blacks live in a different reality from most of the rest of us: "I am stunned... Atrios: Ticket — How the underclass sees things: Rescue 'ticket' I am stunned by an interview I conducted with New Orleans Detective Lawrence Dupree. Magpie @PacificViews: No comment needed. From CNN's Katrina blog: [snipped quote] Via Atrios. |
Gary Farber: NOLA SCENES from the CNN blog: "At another church, the Christchurch Baptist Fellowship, I walk into a nursery where kids are playing. Brian Stelter: Aftermath: CNN's "Camp Site" At Airport — CNN's Ed Lavandera blogs from the airport: "The last four nights my... Lindsay Beyerstein: Rescue "ticket" — [snipped quote] Via Atrios. |
City to Offer Free Trips to Las Vegas for Officers NYT — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4 - A day after two police suicides and the abrupt resignations or desertions of up to 200 police officers, defiant city officials on Sunday began offering five-day vacations - and even trips to Las Vegas - to the police, firefighters and city emergency workers and their families. | |
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John Hawkins: Daily News For Sept 6, 2005 — Hurricane Katrina "Mayor: Katrina Death Toll May Hit 10,000" "City To Offer Free Trips to Las Vegas for Officers (WHAT? Kevin Aylward: I'm sure that will go over well at the Astrodome... NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4 - A day after two police suicides and the... McQ: So apparently New Orleans is safe and secure? Everyone has been rescued and its time to wrap it all up? |
Dan Darling: My own suspicion is that the behavior of the police, ranging from the loss of 2/3 of the police force to innumerable... Bryan Preston: WHERE ARE YOU GOING NOW? NOPD Officer: Mayor Nagin says I'm going to Vegas! (thanks to Chris) Gary Farber: Not quite; more adult; New Orleans is sending cops and firefighters to Vegas for 5-day vacations. |
| Also: Blackfive, Kathryn Jean Lopez | |
Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Chief Justice Rehnquist NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 - President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts Jr. today to replace Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, whose death late Saturday opened a second vacancy on the Supreme Court and a new front in the ideological battle over the judiciary. | |
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Justin Gardner: So what do the Democrats say about John Roberts? Jack Balkin: The Roberts (Re)Nomination: A Short Term Tactical Ploy JB President Bush's nomination of John Roberts to be Chief... John Cole: This is interesting: President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts Jr. today to replace Chief Justice William H... |
Ezra Klein: Chief Justice Roberts — Bush has tapped Roberts as Rehnquist's successor, making his hearings a combined affair. James Joyner: Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Chief Justice Rehnquist (NYT) "President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts Jr... Taegan Goddard: Bush Nominates Roberts for Chief Justice — President Bush nominated Judge John Roberts to replace Chief Justice William... |
| Also: Armando @DailyKos, Gary Farber, Last Night | |
Bush Nominates Roberts as Chief Justice By / WaPo — Permalink President Bush announced this morning that he will nominate John G. Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States. If confirmed, Roberts will replace William H. Rehnquist, who died Saturday from cancer. Roberts clerked for Rehnquist in 1980 when Rehnquist was an associate justice. | |
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Justin Gardner: From the Washington Post: "Although the chief justice has no more votes than his eight brethren, he presides over their... Steve Bainbridge: Bumping Roberts Up — President Bush has decided to nominate John Roberts as a replacement for the late Chief Justice... Barbara O'Brien: As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation takes effect only when her replacement is confirmed, the Court would have... |
Jo Fish: My one question is, how will Fat Tony and perhaps Curly Pubes Thomas take this? Steve Soto: Bush's surprise this morning, when he shifted gears and put John Roberts up as Chief Justice for the late William Rehnquist is an act of political weakness and a miscalculation. McQ: Bush nominates Roberts to fill Chief Justice slot — In a move that has surprised many (myself included), Bush has... |
French Quarter Holdouts Create 'Tribes' By / AP — Permalink NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the absence of information and outside assistance, groups of rich and poor banded together in the French Quarter, forming ''tribes'' and dividing up the labor. As some went down to the river to do the wash, others remained behind to protect property. | |
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John Hawkins: (Free LA Times Reg Req)" "French Quarter Holdouts Create 'Tribes'" "Rescuers Pluck Residents From Hellish Waters. Glenn Reynolds: Meanwhile, here are some people who are members of Bill's tribe, whether they know it or not: [snipped quote] It happens that way, sometimes. Matt Welch: Now That's a Good Bar: Johnny White's, in the French Quarter. |
Acidman: I don't think tribes is the right word to use in this story. Gary Farber: WE BECAME MORE CIVILIZED as tribes formed. |
White House Enacts a Plan to Ease Political Damage NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 - Under the command of President Bush's two senior political advisers, the White House rolled out a plan this weekend to contain the political damage from the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. | |
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Arianna Huffington: Well, according to the New York Times, Rove, Bartlett and the damage control boys are at it again, rolling out a plan to... Bob Cesca: The New York Times, September 5, 2005 So it's official. Duckman GR: Get this straight, this is what they spend their resources on, despite protestations up and down the gop ranks, "We will... |
David Sirota: Bush Rolls Out Plan...to Insulate Himself — So, let's see...the Bush administration had no plan to deal with a massive... Hunter @DailyKos: Media Failures, Media Truths [I'm bumping this from earlier today because of Olbermann's well-spoken editorial condemnations. Barbara O'Brien: FEMAseal.jpg Meanwhile, the White House's crack team of political advisers sprang into action "to contain the political... |
| Also: Mark Kleiman, Joe Gandelman, Brendan Nyhan, Avedon Carol, Taegan Goddard, Nico @ThinkProgress, Michelle Pilecki, Attaturk, Susie Madrak, Hilzoy @ObsidianWings, Mark Kilmer, Gary Farber, Josh Marshall, Echidne, Kash, Laura Rozen, Cookie Jill, Armando @DailyKos | |
Bush nominates Roberts as chief justice CNN — Permalink WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Monday nominated Judge John Roberts to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist as chief justice of the United States. "It is fitting that a great chief justice be followed in office by a person who shared his deep... | |
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Justin Gardner: Let the "fun" begin. (Also, more from CNN and the AP; HT: memeorandum) Ed Brayton: Well That Was Fast — This morning, President Bush nominated John Roberts for the Chief Justice position directly. James Joyner: Update: CNN has an actual story now: Bush nominates Roberts as chief justice "President Bush on Monday nominated Judge... |
Barbara O'Brien: Beyond Incompetence — Our take-charge president wasted no time today nominating his boy John Roberts for the position of Chief Justice of the SCOTUS. RCox: Miles O'Brien interviewed Jeffrey Toobin by phone this morning to discuss the passing of Chief Justice of the United... Jay Tea: Wizbang news flash: Bush to nominate Roberts to Chief Justice spot — Fox News and CNN are both reporting that President... |
| Also: Todd Zywicki | |
Why FEMA Was Missing in Action LAT — Permalink WASHINGTON — While the federal government has spent much of the last quarter-century trimming the safety nets it provides Americans, it has dramatically expanded its promise of protection in one area — disaster. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: Peter G. Gosselin and Alan C. Miller write in today's Los Angeles Times: "Under the law, Chertoff said, state and local officials must direct initial emergency operations. Kevin Drum: First, there's the organization of FEMA itself: "The agency's core budget, which includes disaster preparedness and... Gary Farber: Hidden in the DHS, cut back and cut back and cut back. [snipped quote] But, hay, we got saddled with Brownie, and he's not a foal choice. |
Brad DeLong: Why FEMA Was Missing in Action — Peter Gosselin and Alan Miller of the LA Times explain what went wrong with FEMA: ... Jeralyn Merritt: Monday Afternoon Katrina Links — For your afternoon reading: Bob Herbert, A Failure of Leadership Why Fema Was Missing... |
Bush Nominates Roberts for Chief Justice By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice and called on the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. 3. Just 50 years old, Roberts could shape the court for decades to come. | |
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Joe Gandelman: Bush Names Roberts For Next Chief Justice — President George Bush has moved swiftly to name a replacement for the late... James Joyner: Update: Bush Nominates Roberts As Chief Justice (AP) "President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed... Echidne: Let us be thankful for small mercies. Why so quick? Could it be because: [snipped quote] Maybe. |
John @PowerLine: Roberts Nominated as Chief — President Bush announced just a few minutes ago that he is nominating John Roberts to fill Rehnquist's position as Chief Justice. Jan Haugland: John Roberts is now nominated to the Chief Justice post, and Sandra Day O'Connor will remain on the job until another replacement is picked. Scared Monkeys: President George W. Bush this morning nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice. |
Killed by Contempt By / NYT — Permalink Each day since Katrina brings more evidence of the lethal ineptitude of federal officials. I'm not letting state and local officials off the hook, but federal officials had access to resources that could have made all the difference, but were never mobilized. | |
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Steve M.: Paul Krugman in today's New York Times ...the United States, after a generation of tax-cutting and downsizing, has... Skippy: the repubbblicans are not only greedy, they are incredibly stupid when katrina first hit the gulf coast on monday, a... Brad DeLong: Paul Krugman proposes an answer: Killed by Contempt - New York Times: Each day since Katrina brings more evidence of the lethal ineptitude of federal officials. |
Radley Balko: Don't Let Paul Krugman Win This Debate — Paul Krugman says the last week's tragedy was caused by people who don't believe in government. Barbara O'Brien: Here are a few other news stories and editorials worth reading: Krugman: Killed by Contempt Herbert: "Bush to New Orleans: Drop Dead" Georgia medical team gets runaround. Attaturk: Both Barrels — Krugman and Herbert let the Maladministration have it with both barrels: Krugman: "The Chicago Tribune... |
Muslims ransack Christian village By / Jerusalem Post — Permalink Efforts were under way on Sunday to calm the situation in this Christian village east of Ramallah after an attack by hundreds of Muslim men from nearby villages left many houses and vehicles torched. | |
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Scott @PowerLine: Another story missing from the current World Press Review news feed is a classic, this one courtesy of the Jerusalem Post: "Muslims ransack Christian village." Tom Paine: What hideous provocation did the Christians stage to deserve such righteous fury from the Relgion of Peace? Kathryn Jean Lopez: NO HONOR — An "honor killing" is capped off with an attack on a Christian village east of Ramallah. |
Captain Ed: Islamists Conduct Pogrom Against Christians In West Bank — The city of Taiba, long a center for Christians in the West... Andrew Sullivan: RELIGION OF PEACE WATCH: A Christian West Bank town is ransacked by a Muslim mob because of an inter-faith relationship. |
After Failures, Government Officials Play Blame Game By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 - As the Bush administration tried to show a more forceful effort to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, government officials on Sunday escalated their criticism and sniping over who was to blame for the problems plaguing the initial response. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: Rescuers find silence. Government officials play blame game. Reporters get emotional. Six-year-old saves baby and five toddlers. Brendan Nyhan: Failed leadership at FEMA and the White House — This is unconscionable: [L]ocal officials, who still feel overwhelmed... |
RJ Eskow: he used two new terms over and over yesterday (this times article is one example; the russert interview was another). Last Night: The NY Times has a devastating article today entitled After Failures, Government Officials Play Blame Game. |
Clinton: Government 'failed' people CNN — Permalink HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton on Monday said the government "failed" the thousands of people who lived in coastal communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and said a federal investigation was warranted in due time. | |
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Last Night: CNN.com also has a story Clinton: Government 'failed' people with a video link. |
Lambert @Corrente: Katrina: Clinton: 100% of the people recognize "government's" failure — Well, 99.99% do, except for the gang of... |
Celine Dion, Harry Connick slam N. Orleans suffering, as Sean Penn sinks AFP — Permalink LOS ANGELES (AFP) - An emotional Celine Dion rounded on US authorities over their slow rescue effort in hurricane-crippled New Orleans, while actor Sean Penn's personal crusade to save victims took on water. | |
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Blackfive: Instead it's...Pathetic and sad. |
Glenn Reynolds: LIKE BOB HOPE IN WORLD WAR II, Sean Penn is able to take a devastated nation and make it laugh: [snipped quote] Thanks, Sean! |
Spreading the poison of bigotry By / Chicago Tribune — Permalink BATON ROUGE, La. — They locked down the entrance doors Thursday at the Baton Rouge hotel where I'm staying alongside hundreds of New Orleans residents driven from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. "Because of the riots," the hotel managers explained. | |
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Digby: We Always Worried This Would Happen "Spreading the poison of bigotry BATON ROUGE, La. — They locked down the entrance... |
Gary Farber: THE VISIBLE SEAM as viewed by Chicago's Howard Witt: [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 0 out of 5. |
Viewpoint: Has Katrina saved US media? By / BBC — Permalink As President Bush scurries back to the Gulf Coast, it is clear that this is the greatest challenge to politics-as-usual in America since the fall of Richard Nixon in the 1970s. Then as now, good reporting lies at the heart of what is changing. | |
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Patrick: While it's right and important to point out how unprecedented the tone of the coverage of the catastrophe has been—this... |
Kevin Drum: KATRINA AND THE MEDIA...The BBC's Matt Wells writes that Hurricane Katrina may have saved the U.S. media:... |
Military Providing Full-Scale Response to Hurricane Relief Effort By / DefenseLINK — Permalink WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2005 - Joint Task Force Katrina is setting up today at Camp Shelby, Miss., as the Defense Department's focal point to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's relief efforts along the Gulf Coast, Air Force Maj. Eric Butterbaugh, a U.S. Northern Command spokesman, confirmed today. | |
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Michelle Pilecki: The military had announced its multi-pronged Joint Task Force Katrina, but the confusion, rumors and frequent... |
Jon Henke: "So why didn't the president issue the orders?" Why didn't Bush issue the orders? Well, here's the thing: he did. |
Roberts Hearings Likely to Enter Religious Territory By / WaPo — Permalink Faith has factored into previous Supreme Court confirmations, but the John Roberts hearings may be the first to take place on consecrated grounds. Evangelical minister Rob Schenck secretly blessed every piece of furniture in the three Senate hearing rooms where the Judiciary Committee will consider the Roberts nomination. | |
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Ramesh Ponnuru: ROBERTS AND RELIGION — Shailagh Murray reports: "The issue for both sides is not so much what Roberts believes is right or wrong. Taegan Goddard: The Washington Post focuses on the upcoming confirmation hearings, noting "the degree to which Roberts's religious... |
Michelle Malkin: WaPo analysis declares "Roberts Hearings Likely to Enter Religious Territory." Gary Farber: The WashPo looks at the Christian angle here: "Faith has factored into previous Supreme Court confirmations, but the... |
World press: Katrina 'testing US' BBC — Permalink In newspapers across the world, commentators believe Hurricane Katrina marks a profound change in the way the US is perceived at home and abroad. Some speak of the American "myth" being shattered by the poverty and racial divisions which they say the disaster has revealed. | |
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Gary Farber: INTERNATIONAL VIEWS PRESENTED BY the BBC: [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 0 out of 5. |
Magpie @PacificViews: Katrina from abroad. The BBC has compiled a sampling of world press reaction to the Katrina disaster. |
Fonda will join Galloway's anti-Bush tour By / Washington Times — Permalink LONDON — Jane Fonda will join George Galloway, the most radical member of the British parliament, on a tour of the United States to accuse the Bush administration of spending money on Iraq that should be spent to help the poor of New Orleans. | |
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John Cole: Dumb and Dumber Coming to a town near you: Jane Fonda will join George Galloway, the most radical member of the... Kathryn Jean Lopez: THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN — WashTimes: [snipped quote] BTW: Nice "W" background there in the Washington Times photo! |
Greg Piper: Jane Fonda to hang with British MP Galloway on U.S. tour — Cross posted at The Smoking Room Jane Fonda, whose antics in... |
Democrats seek increased scrutiny of Roberts By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key Democrats called for greater scrutiny of John Roberts on Monday after President George W. Bush nominated him to head the U.S. Supreme Court rather than be an associate justice. | |
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McQ: UPDATE: As I mentioned and quite predictably: "Key Democrats called for greater scrutiny of John Roberts on Monday... |
Jayson @PoliPundit: Yawn — The media says it wants "more scrutiny" of John Roberts before he becomes Chief Justice of the United States. |
Father figure weathers it all to save family By / Oregonian — Permalink HOUSTON — Ronald Miller couldn't sleep. He woke up Saturday, dressed and shuffled out of the small downtown hotel room where eight other members of his family, six of them children, were warm and safe. "We gotta start a whole new life," he said. | |
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Dan Darling: Perfect Storm — I haven't been blogging much on Katrina on Winds of Change, in large part because I've been too angry to express myself coherently. |
Michelle Malkin: Go read about Jabbar Gibson and Ronald Miller and the Rev. Bennie Newton for exemplars of how we all should act in times of crises. |
On Moral Grounds, Some Judges Are Opting Out of Abortion Cases By / NYT — Permalink MEMPHIS - A pregnant teenager went to the grand and imposing county courthouse here early in the summer, saying she wanted an abortion. The circuit court judge refused to hear the case, and he announced that he would recuse himself from any others like it. | |
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John Cole: Apparently, judges have taken a cue from the knucklehead pharmacists for life and are choosing to simply refuse to... Lindsay Beyerstein: First pharmacists, now judges — Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports on judges opting out of abortion cases. |
Mcjoan @DailyKos: Taking their cue from the odious Pharmicists for Life International (those dedicated health professionals who feel it's... |
Bush Nominates Roberts As Chief Justice By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON Sep 5, 2005 — President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice, and called on the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. | |
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Amanda Marcotte: That can be the only explanation for this little abuse of power. Lorie Byrd: Roberts Nominated For Chief Justice — President Bush announced this morning that he is nominating John Roberts for the position of Chief Justice. |
Verity @SouthernAppeal: Bush nominates Roberts for Chief Justice, as this article explains. |
City's Rich Culture Proves Lucky Too By / LAT — Permalink NEW ORLEANS — The worst storm to ever strike this old city has spared its most famous picture-postcard icons — the French Quarter, the Garden District and the graceful, mansion-lined thoroughfare of St. Charles Avenue. | |
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Skippy: the cafe du monde still stands! the latimes tells us that the cafe du monde is still standing in the french quarter. |
Gary Farber: THE GOOD NEWS includes City's Rich Culture Proves Lucky Too; most landmarks survive. Note also approved looting. |
Officials Deal With Political Fallout by Pointing Fingers By / WaPo — Permalink Louisiana officials pushed back hard against the White House yesterday, sharply criticizing President Bush for offering a tentative and insufficient response to the obliteration of New Orleans and then trying to shift the blame to the state and local governments. | |
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Norbizness: In addition, one (1) politicization waiver is being granted to people who have long carried water for the... Avedon Carol: And the WaPo says that the reason their response was so slow (do they mean to the storm or to the political fire) was that they were all (ba-dump!) on vacation. John Cole: Round and Round We Go And the bulls**t continues in earnest: Late last week, Bush said he was unhappy with the... |
Barbara O'Brien: Jim VandeHei writes in today's WaPo that Louisiana ain't havin' none of it. Kash: But the Bush administration's new coordinated effort to blame local authorities for the hundreds or thousands of deaths... Oliver Willis: Once again, the facts refuse to line up with the lies One reason for the slow White House response, said a Republican... |
| Also: Gary Farber, Atrios, Dr. Steven Taylor, Josh Marshall | |
A 'Weather Nerd' in Indiana Sent a Warning to the Mayor By / NYT — Permalink One of the earliest and perhaps clearest alarms about Hurricane Katrina's potential threat to New Orleans was sounded not by the Weather Channel or a government agency but by a self-described weather nerd sitting on a couch in Indiana with a laptop computer and a remote control. | |
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Donald Sensing: So this article is quite a feather in Brendan's cap. If you're not register at the NYT site and don't want to be, just read the essential excerpt at Glenn's place. Glenn Reynolds: THE NEW YORK TIMES NOTES that the blogosphere was way ahead of the authorities on Hurricane Katrina. Particularly Brendan Loy. |
Gary Farber: BRENDEN LOY gets the mainstream coverage. Good for him. [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 3 out of 5. |
The Lost City MSNBC — Permalink 9/4/05: Joe Contreras, NEWSWEEK Miami Bureau Chief; Evan Thomas, NEWSWEEK Assistant Managing editor; and Julia Reed, NEWSWEEK Contributing Editor, author of Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena (Random House, 2005). What's this? | |
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Arianna Huffington: While claiming that "Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Barbineaux Blanco seemed uncertain and sluggish, hesitant to declare... Avedon Carol: (And Newsweek has the same rubbish in their new issue.) Michelle Pilecki: Talking Points Memo notes that Newsweek's new issue repeats the same canard: "Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco... |
Mark Kleiman: Like me, Josh Marshall wonders whether someone is going to do some original reporting on who told that whopper — also... Laura Rozen: From Newsweek, via Armando@Kos: "...Washington, too, was slow to react to the crisis. Josh Marshall: Yet the new issue of Newsweek says this of Blanco, as of September 1st, almost a week later ... "Louisiana Gov. Kathleen... |
| Also: Jim Henley, Gary Farber, John Cole, Cookie Jill | |
Editorial blasts federal response CNN — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — The Times-Picayune of New Orleans printed this editorial in its Sunday edition, criticizing the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina and calling on every FEMA official to be fired: Dear Mr. President: | |
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PGL: Update: The Times-Picayune blames the Federal government and notes that New Orleans has many avenues for aid to come in:... |
Bryan Preston: The New Orleans Times-Picayune has published an open letter to the President. |
Bush names Roberts for chief justice Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush announced on Monday that he wants appeals court judge John Roberts, who is awaiting Senate confirmation hearings this week to serve on the Supreme Court, to succeed the late William Rehnquist as U.S. chief justice. | |
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Captain Ed: Roberts Gets Chief Justice Nod, Delay In Hearings — In a bold but strategically sound move, George Bush nominated John... Smash: UPDATE: President Bush has nominated John Roberts to be Chief Justice. |
Glenn Reynolds: BUSH HAS NAMED JOHN ROBERTS to succeed William Rehnquist as Chief Justice. UPDATE: Heh. |
States Struggling With Katrina Refugees By / AP — Permalink (09-04) 22:31 PDT HOUSTON (AP) — With a shattered New Orleans all but emptied out, an unprecedented refugee crisis unfolded across the country Sunday, as governors and emergency officials rushed to feed, clothe and shelter more than a half-million people dispossessed by Hurricane Katrina. | |
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Eugene Oregon: They Are Not Refugees — I don't have all that much to say to say about Hurricane Katrina. After all, what is there to say, really? |
Norm Geras: Across the US: "Around the country, social service agencies, businesses, volunteer groups, military bases and other... |
New Orleans Steps Up Evacuations WaPo — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4 — With much of central New Orleans finally cleared of hurricane refugees, search teams widened operations Sunday to outlying streets, moving house to house with orders to evacuate all remaining residents from the city. | |
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Rich Lowry: The Washington Post wrote about this today: "A potential problem for authorities is people refusing to leave. |
Hilzoy @ObsidianWings: Katrina Again by hilzoy "Washington Post" [snipped quote] This will be horrible. |
Some evacuees see religious message in Katrina By / Reuters — Permalink HOUSTON (Reuters) - In the last week, Joseph Brant lost his apartment, walked by scores of dead in the streets, traversed pools of toxic water and endured an arduous journey to escape the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in his hometown New Orleans. | |
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Marc @USSNeverdock: What we do know is the disaster changed some people thoughts on race, some for the better. |
Mark Joseph: The conversation about what role He played in this one is probably best led by the victims themselves and is already turning out to be an interesting one. |
John Roberts, Minimalist By / Opinion Journal — Permalink Some conservative judges are minimalists, others fundamentalists, and there is a huge difference between the types. Unless we appreciate that difference, we will never be able to understand the debate over the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court. | |
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Michelle Malkin: Democrats will counter with U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who participated in the civil rights struggles that helped... |
Glenn Reynolds: CASS SUNSTEIN ON JOHN ROBERTS: "He's conservative, but he's no fundamentalist." |
Hurricane Forces New Orleans Newspaper to Face a Daunting Set of Obstacles By / NYT — Permalink Jim Amoss, the editor of The Times-Picayune, faced an ugly decision on Tuesday morning. About 240 employees and some members of their families, including one 6-month-old baby, had spent the night in the corridors of the newspaper building at 3800 Howard Avenue in New Orleans, just over a mile northwest of the Superdome. | |
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Gary Farber: Read The Rest Scale: 3 out of 5. The Times-Picayune story. Publishing as migrants on the web after their press flooded. |
Jeff Jarvis: Friends at Nola.com and the T-P The Times has a good story today on the extraordinary work the Times-Picayune and... |
Specter may delay Roberts hearing By / The Hill — Permalink Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is considering postponing hearings on John Roberts's nomination to the Supreme Court in the wake of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's death Saturday, amid calls by key Senate Democrats for a delay. | |
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Michelle Malkin: The Hill reports same. [11:50am EDT update: There will be a brief delay of the hearing. Steve Bainbridge: NY Democrat Senator Charles Schumer wants to delay SCOTUS nominee John Roberts hearings, telling The Hill: [quote] "We can...[end quote] |
John Cole: Update *** And I really see no big reason why these hearings can't be delayed a week or so, given the events of the past week. Gary Farber: ADDENDUM: Specter is considering delaying the hearings from Tuesday, due both to Rehnquist's death and Katrina. |
In Tale of Two Families, a Chasm Between Haves and Have-Nots By / NYT — Permalink KENNER, La., Sept. 4 - It was moving day for the families of Gaynell Porretto and Tracy Jackson, the first page of the next chapter in their Hurricane Katrina horror stories. Gaynell Porretto in the kitchen of her newly rented home. | |
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Gary Farber: TWO DISPLACED FAMILIES. Jodi Wilgoren brings us their different stories. [snipped quote] Two different lives. |
Dave Pell: A Tale of Two Cities — From the NY Times: [snipped quote] Along the Gulf Coast, we see America's most familiar story being played out during its most unimaginable event. |
Kuwait Pledges $500M for Hurricane Relief AP — Permalink KUWAIT CITY — The oil-rich Persian Gulf state of Kuwait said Sunday it will donate $500 million in aid to U.S. relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. The offer is the largest known put forward since the hurricane ravaged Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and follows a $100 million aid donation from the emir of a Mideast neighbor, Qatar. | |
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John Cole: Wow This was generous: The oil-rich Persian Gulf state of Kuwait said Sunday it will donate $500 million in aid to U.S. relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. Arthur Chrenkoff: The big one — This is probably the biggest single hurricane donation so far: [snipped quote] As they say, a friend in need... |
Gary Farber: KUWAIT OFFERS $500 MILION; ARAB LEAGUE ALSO OFFERS AID. Don't laugh; we can use it. And it's not as if Kuwait doesn't owe us. MarkInMexico: Thank you, Kuwait — Wow! This is significant. A half a billion dollars. Thank you. |
Second Court Vacancy Triggers a Scramble By / WaPo — Permalink The death of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist just days before Senate confirmation hearings for John G. Roberts Jr. set off a scramble in Washington yesterday and presented President Bush a historic opportunity to put his stamp on the Supreme Court for decades to come. | |
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Brendan Nyhan: According to the Washington Post, one "conservative ally of the White House" referred to conservatives as the "last 35... |
Ann Althouse: The WaPo reports: [snipped quote] What will be more important to Bush, appointing someone who will shape the law for... |
Rehnquist's Passing Comes at Critical Time for Bush By / LAT — Permalink WASHINGTON — At a moment of weakness for the White House, the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist could offer President Bush an opportunity to reassert his influence and regain momentum. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: But then we come to what the LA Times reported: "Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., floated the most specific, if... |
S.Z.: I Hope Karl Rove Has An Alibi ... From the LA Times: Rehnquist's Passing Comes at Critical Time for Bush WASHINGTON —... |
Justices pay tribute to Rehnquist CNN — Permalink (CNN) — The Supreme Court released statements by seven Supreme Court justices who paid tribute to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who died Saturday. A statement from Justice David Souter is not expected, the court said. Justice John Paul Stevens: | |
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Betsy Newmark: Seven of the Supreme Court Justices released statements honoring Justice Rehnquist's memory. Ann Althouse: What's with everyone but Souter making a statement on the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist? |
Talking Dog: Well, two out of three in under five years... those considering a move to the Bay Area may want to wait three and a... Steve Bainbridge: Sourpuss Souter? All of the sitting members of the Supreme Court except David Souter issued statements mourning CJ Rehnquist. |
Rice says race had nothing to do with Katrina aid By / Reuters — Permalink MOBILE, Ala., Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday toured areas of her home state hit by Hurricane Katrina and disputed claims her government had been slow to respond because most of the victims were black. | |
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Amanda Marcotte: Through RJ Eskow, I found this story about Condi Rice being sent to do the President's dirty work yet again when it... |
RJ Eskow: to tell the hurricane victims dying hourly in their homes that their prolonged suffering is god's will, not the... |
Time running out for survivors CNN — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Time is running out for thousands of people awaiting rescue six days after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, rescuers say. Officials say they do not have the manpower, the resources or enough time to save everyone. | |
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Susie Madrak: As true as anything else he says: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN)—Time is running out for thousands of people awaiting... Laura Rozen: CNN: Time running out for survivors: "Though pilots, rescue crew members and maintenance workers are red-eyed and exhausted, they're refusing to rest, CNN's Karl Penhaul reported. |
Echidne: Time Running Out — So reports CNN: [snipped quote] This is terrible if true. What about employing volunteers who have the necessary skills? |
Kirkuk oil exports halted after Iraq rebel attack - official Forbes — Permalink KIRKUK, Iraq (AFX) - Oil exports from Iraq's northern fields were completely halted yesterday following a rebel attack on a major pipeline west of the oil centre of Kirkuk, an Iraqi oil industry official told Agence France-Presse. 'We have some interruption in the pipeline. | |
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Andrew Olmsted: A terrorist attack halted all oil exports from Kirkuk, adding to Iraq's economic woes. |
Stirling Newberry: Economies always adjust. For example, when rebels blow up an oil pipeline and halt northern oil exports. |
Transcript for September 4 MSNBC — Permalink MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: devastation, desperation and death all along the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. What now? With us, the secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, the governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, and the president of Jefferson Parish, Aaron Broussard. | |
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Digby: But I wonder if most people saw Haley Barbour directly afterward. Frederick Maryland: These excerpts are from Sunday's edition of "Meet the Press": "RUSSERT: People were stunned by a comment the president of the United States made on Wednesday, Mr. Secretary. PGL: As far as the levee matter, Chertoff's Meet the Press appearance to whine about the blame game and he engaged in blaming... |
Patrick: The germane fact is not that he breaks down crying on Meet The Press, but that he breaks down crying after describing... Andrew Sullivan: Sheriff Harry Lee said that if America—American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be in this crisis." - from yesterday's "Meet The Press. Brendan Nyhan: Here's more Broussard on "Meet the Press" (transcript, video): The guy who runs this building I'm in, emergency management, he's responsible for everything. |
| Also: Jeff Jarvis, Skippy, Dogsoldier, Arianna Huffington, Tbogg, Susie Madrak, Echidne, Hilzoy @ObsidianWings, Natasha @PacificViews, Gary Farber, Ann Althouse, Ezra Klein, Jeralyn Merritt, Laura Rozen | |
Poll: Bush Not Taking Brunt of Katrina Criticism By / ABCNEWS — Permalink Sep. 4, 2005 - Americans are broadly critical of government preparedness in the Hurricane Katrina disaster — but far fewer take George W. Bush personally to task for the problems, and public anger about the response is less widespread than some critics would suggest. | |
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McQ: Poll: Americans blame poor government response to Katrina at all levels — In an ABC News poll just released in which it... Kevin Drum: Here's a small selection: An ABC News poll reports that 46% of the country approves of President Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Ann Althouse: UPDATE: I think this new poll reinforces my beliefs about how ordinary people will feel about things. |
Jan Haugland: Most Americans not blaming Bush over hurricane disaster — The mainstream media has been quick to point the finger at... Taegan Goddard: Meanwhile, an ABC News poll finds 46% of Americans approve of Bush's handling of the crisis, while 47% disapprove. James Joyner: Poll: Bush Not Taking Brunt of Katrina Criticism — While people are angry that the Katrina relief effort has been too... |
| Also: Jeff Goldstein, Cernig, Scared Monkeys, California Yankee, Brian Maloney, Joe Gandelman, Don, Paul @PowerLine, Gary Farber, Rich Lowry, Marc @USSNeverdock, Glenn Reynolds | |
Proof that nothing changed after Sept. 11 By / Chicago Sun Times — Permalink In the Atlantic Monthly a few years back, Robert D. Kaplan went to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other failed jurisdictions of West Africa and concluded that many of the "citizens" of these "states," roaming the streets raping and killing, belonged to a phenomenon called "re-primitivized man." | |
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Jan Haugland: Mark Steyn's op-ed doesn't mince any words, as always, and it is worth reading every word. Glenn Reynolds: But lest you think the problem is solely New Orleans, there's this take by Mark Steyn: [quote] "One of the things that's...[end quote] Don: STEYN NAILS IT AGAIN — Here's why Mark Steyn is the best conservative columnist now writing — devastating, principled,... |
McQ: Per Steyn, when you really get down too it, nothing has changed since 9/11. New Orleans only made that feeling into reality. John Cole: Steyn With A Brutal Assessment Steyn documents the failures: After Sept. 11, many people who should have known better argued that it was somehow a vindication of government. Greg Ransom: Elsewhere — Mark Steyn has a must read on the Katrina disaster, as does TIME magazine, "Baghdad on the Bayou." |
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Katrina medical help held up by red tape AP — Permalink BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — Volunteer physicians are pouring in to care for the sick, but red tape is keeping hundreds of others from caring for Hurricane Katrina survivors while health problems rise. | |
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Cookie Jill: "an e-mail reply told him to watch cnn that night, where u.s. health and human services secretary michael leavitt was to..." Glenn Reynolds: MORE KATRINA RED TAPE: "Volunteer physicians are pouring in to care for the sick, but red tape is keeping hundreds of... Norm Geras: Baton Rouge, Louisiana: "Volunteer physicians are pouring in to care for the sick, but red tape is keeping hundreds of... |
Kevin Drum: CNN reports that a "state-of-the-art mobile hospital" developed specifically for responding to disasters like Katrina,... Hrairoo: Big Government == Big Bureaucracy — A state of the art, taxpayer funded mobile hospital, with ultrasound equipment,... Gary Farber: FEMA INTERCEPTS DOCTERS, MOBILE HOSPITAL, and medical aid of all sorts and prevents them from treating Katrina victims. |
| Also: Radley Balko | |
Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks Herald Sun — Permalink EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak. | |
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Ace: Sure, it was embarassing that he failed, but at least he tried to rescue people, right? But what's this? John Cole: Forrest Gump's Rescue Fails If the situation in new Orleans were not such a mess, this would be hysterical: EFFORTS... Jason Van Steenwyk: Kids, don't try this at home. That means YOU, Sean Penn! |
MarkInMexico: Main Page Sean Penn - The Skipper Admiral Sean Penn arrives in New Orleans with an entourage which includes his... Scared Monkeys: Thus begins the saga of Sean Penn and his photo op to rescue victims of Hurricane Katrina, when Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks. Sterling @MemeFirst: Not a retarded person, but he plays one on TV — Sean Penn is at it again. |
Storm Exposed Disarray at the Top WaPo — Permalink The killer hurricane and flood that devastated the Gulf Coast last week exposed fatal weaknesses in a federal disaster response system retooled after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to handle just such a cataclysmic event. | |
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Laura Rozen: And this is Brown's own account from yesterday's Washington Post. Steve @BeggingToDiffer: UPDATE 3: Consider this: "Other federal and state officials pointed to Louisiana's failure to measure up to national... Glenn Reynolds: UPDATE: On the other hand, a reader sends these comments: "Buried at the end of the WaPo's critical article on FEMA's... |
Betsy Newmark: How could he have been so clueless not to have known that this could have been a bigger disaster than just a "typical hurricane" and what that meant to the city? Jo Fish: This is some of the most interesting reading of the day... [snipped quote] Preznit Fear Everything used and still uses... Gene @HarrysPlace: ' Update: Reader Monica writes: I read Peter's post and something I read in The Washington Post might add some... |
| Also: Michelle Malkin, Jeff Jarvis, Gateway Pundit, Ivo Daalder, Jeff Goldstein, Joe Gandelman, Kevin Drum, Justin Gardner, Pudentilla, Harry Shearer, Gary Farber, Tom Tomorrow | |
Red-State Democrats Tilt to Yes on Roberts By / WaPo — Permalink Sen. Kent Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota, sounds like a swooning Republican when he talks about Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. "I am impressed with his demeanor, his intelligence, his sense of humor, his modesty," said Conrad. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: In contrast, Roberts should breeze through as CJ. Red state Democrat senators were already caving on his appointment. Paul @PowerLine: NARAL dollars at work — Red-state Senate Democrats, particularly those up for re-election next year, are tilting in favor of John Roberts, reports the Washington Post. Betsy Newmark: The Washington Post has an article today saying that red state Democrats are leaning towards confirming Roberts. |
James Joyner: Another advantage Roberts brings is that he is almost certain to be confirmed, with even Democrats increasingly favoring him. Armando @DailyKos: Some Crass Politics on the SCOTUS — I know this may be somewhat off key, but I am sorry, this kind of stupid thinking... Pejman Yousefzadeh: But there is no reason whatsoever to pull his nomination and resubmit. Why mess with a good thing, after all? |
Thousands Remain To Be Evacuated WaPo — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 — Tens of thousands of people spent a fifth day awaiting evacuation from this ruined city, as Bush administration officials blamed state and local authorities for what leaders at all levels have called a failure of the country's emergency management. | |
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Arianna Huffington: The Post, citing an anonymous "senior Bush official", reported on Sunday that, as of Saturday, Sept. 3, Blanco "still... Scott @PowerLine: Manuel Roig-Franzia and Spencer Hsu bury the lede, however, in their page-one story: "Many evacuated, but thousands still waiting." Avedon Carol: Via Laura Rosen, who rightly calls their performance dereliction of duty, and who also notes that the WaPo had to run a... |
Rich Lowry: (The Washington Post wrote about this on Saturday—and KJL excerpted the relevant bit in here.) Dr. Steven Taylor: Fact-Checking/Corrections — Yesterday, I commented on a story in WaPo on a power struggle in Louisiana over control of the relief effort in the state. Jack Cluth: Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials Well, you know, they WERE the ones who built the city below sea level, right? |
| Also: Kevin Drum, Michelle Pilecki, Susie Madrak, Scott Rosenberg, Michael Froomkin, Josh Marshall, Randall Parker, Tom Smith, Gene @HarrysPlace, Jeff Jarvis, Justin Gardner, Glenn Reynolds, John Cole, Jeff Goldstein, Perry de Havilland, Marc @USSNeverdock, Mark Kleiman, Joe Gandelman, Greg Ransom, Ann Althouse, Gateway Pundit, TheAnchoress, Laura Rozen, Oliver Willis, McQ, Atrios, DC Media Girl, Lorie Byrd, Jo Fish, Jim Henley, Jeralyn Merritt, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Nico @ThinkProgress | |
Our Back-Seat Congress By / WaPo — Permalink It took almost no time for President Bush to put his stamp on the national response to the tragedy that has befallen New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a reminder that modern communications have reshaped the constitutional division of powers in our government in ways that the Founding Fathers never could have imagined. | |
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Riggsveda @Corrente: Via Billmon, who is way too kind to him, we find David Broder sucking on the bones of the dead, cracking every last... James Joyner: On a related note, David Broder believes the president will ultimately emerge strengthened from this disaster. James Wolcott: But no manufactures mush with the dependable, pompous, bland, gummed-to-death consistency that has become his disgraceful trademark as Washington Post columnist. |
Billmon: David Broder — the gray eminence of the punditburo, the enforcer of centrist orthodoxy — already has decreed that the... Eric Boehlert: Today, the Dean of the D.C. press corps has his say on the political ramifications of the American catastrophe named Hurricane Katrina. Josh Marshall: David Broder helps the president up into the booster seat ... [snipped quote] Washington. |
Tennis and Top Buttons By / Slate — Permalink I wrote a book report in high school on The Brethren, the Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong "behind the scenes" takedown (or send-up) of the early Burger Court. The justices struck me, I have to admit, as a dysfunctional and petty bunch, but I remember thinking that one of them seemed pretty "cool." | |
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Greg Ransom: Also, if you read one thing about William Rehnquist read this. Simon @Centerfield: May he rest in peace." Former Rehnquist Clerk Richard Garnett writes a fond recollection of the Chief in Slate today. |
Nathan Hallford: Thoughts On The Chief: Prof. Richard Garnett has an extremely nice piece up at Slate remembering Chief Justice Rehnquist. Orin Kerr: A Law Clerk Remembers: Lawprof Rick Garnett, who clerked for Chief Justice Rehnquist in OT96, offers a personal reflection on what it was like to clerk for Rehnquist over at Slate. |
Bush Faces Rising Complaints About Handling of Disaster NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, Sept 4 - President Bush faced increasingly bitter complaints today from local and state officials in the battered Gulf Coast region as he struggled to exert control over a disaster that almost surely claimed thousands of lives. Related Bush's Address: | |
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Daniel Drezner: Underreaction and overreaction on Katrina — President Bush appears to have figured out that the federal government's... Joe Gandelman: The New York Times paints a portrayal of a White House under fire — including friendly fire, from it's own traditional supporters. |
Gary Farber: Round and round it goes! Where it stops, nobody knows! Because Bush Faces Rising Complaints About Handling of Disaster. |
Brown left Aurora group over funds Denver Post — Permalink Aurora - The embattled head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job with an Aurora-based horse organization five years ago following a dispute over a contribution to the group's legal defense fund. | |
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Cookie Jill: "- denver post" Laura Rozen: The Denver Post reports on FEMA chief Michael D. Brown's problems with his last employer, the International Arabian... |
Gary Farber: A HORSE IS A HORSE, OF COURSE, OF COURSE, but then there's the job you do as the other end of one. Brownie: [snipped quote] One heck of a job. Billmon: A Horse of a Different Color — [snipped quote] fema.jpg |
Officials predict thousands of deaths CNN — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — No one has been able to count the dead from Hurricane Katrina's Gulf Coast rampage, but Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt told CNN on Sunday it is "evident it's in the thousands." | |
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Baldilocks: And the goblins are still haunting New Orleans, attempting to hinder progress. But, fortunately, they are with their father now. James Joyner: House-to-house rescues under way in New Orleans (CNN) [snipped quote] Surreal. Kevin Drum: DEATH TOLL IN NEW ORLEANS...The death toll from Katrina is going to be immense: "Health and Human Services Secretary... |
Joe Gandelman: And as officials now predict that when it's all over the death toll will be in the thousands, other reports sketch a... Laura Rozen: CNN: Mayor: Police, firefighters traumatized "[New Orleans mayor Ray] Nagin said Sunday that his top priority was to... |
You're on your own, Britain's victims told By / Observer — Permalink British families trapped in New Orleans last night claimed that US authorities had refused to evacuate them as Hurricane Katrina approached the city. Although assistance was offered to US residents, British nationals were told they would have to fend for themselves. | |
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Patrick: The Observer, Sunday, September 4, 2005: British families trapped in New Orleans last night claimed that US authorities... Gary Farber: VARIOUS. Britons say they were abandoned by Americans. LA Times round-up; Superdome almost clear. Marc @USSNeverdock: Katrina - You're on your own, Britain's told — In his haste to condemn America, Mark Townsend, makes a glaring error. |
Echidne: Britain is offering us help for the victims of Katrina. And we? What are we doing? Cookie Jill: "- the guardian" |
Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting WaPo — Permalink NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 — Tens of thousands of people spent a fifth day awaiting evacuation from this ruined city, as Bush administration officials blamed state and local authorities for what leaders at all levels have called a failure of the country's emergency management. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: The lie that the feds couldn't act because (per Michael Chertoff) "our constitutional system really places the primary authority in each state with the governor." Jerome Armstrong: The Bush way of "protecting" you — Now that White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials has let the cat out... Andrew Sullivan: BLAMING THE LOCALS: That's the Bush strategy. |
Adamsj: They were good enough to run a correction, but the correction itself is flawed. Alameida @Unfogged: UPDATE: from the Washington Post: Herbert J. Freeman arrived in a neighbor's boat with his mother, Ethel M. Freeman, 91, frail and sick, but with an active mind. Avedon Carol: The story itself is titled Many Evacuated, but Thousands Still Waiting, but the subhead is indeed, "White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials." |
| Also: Armando @DailyKos, Echidne, Judith Weiss, Kevin Drum, Pudentilla, Gary Farber, Tom Paine | |
Katrina's Victims Poorer Than U.S. Average By / AP — Permalink People living in the path of Hurricane Katrina's worst devastation were twice as likely as most Americans to be poor and without a car — factors that may help explain why so many failed to evacuate as the storm approached. | |
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John Cole: What We Have Been Saying This isn't a race thing: People living in the path of Hurricane Katrina's worst devastation... Steve Antler: The wandering economist, forever condemned to sound like an evil vampire... I hate to undercut this story, but you have... |
Gary Farber: Watch them try to still repeal the estate tax. Gasoline price shock. Katrina's victims poorer than U.S. average. Duh. |
Evacuations Move Tens of Thousands From New Orleans NYT — Permalink Rescue efforts continued in New Orleans today to try to find people stranded in the flood ravaged city after the pace of evacuations picked up markedly. President Bush has ordered 7,000 additional troops to the city and the Gulf Coast states to crack down on lawlessness and to evacuate thousands of refugees. | |
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Yehudit: Many evacuated from New Orleans are being sent to Austin. If you live in the Austin area and want to help, many resources are listed in the extended entry. Gary Farber: NUMBERS. Some: [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 3 out of 5 if you want another general summary. |
TChris: Rumsfeld Visits Louisiana, Ignores Victims — Hurricane victims apparently make a poor photo op for the Secretary of Defense. Cookie Jill: [quote]- nytimes "leaving new orleans also frightened me considerably. outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins."[end quote] |
The Prologue, and Maybe the Coda By / NYT — Permalink I CALLED my home in New Orleans Wednesday to listen to the phone ring. I didn't call for messages, knowing that without power the answering machine had not taken any. I called to connect to my home. No neighbors remained to talk to. | |
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Jack Cluth: The Prologue, and Maybe the Coda Washing Away: It's only a matter of time before South Louisiana takes a direct hit from a major hurricane. |
Gary Farber: 1927. Remember. [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 3 out of 5. Probably not, I'm afraid. Dare one hope? |
HHS chief: Katrina death toll in thousands AP — Permalink WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Sunday the death toll from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is in the thousands, the first time a federal official has acknowledged what many had feared. | |
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Cernig: Finally (for now) as the death toll is expected to be in the thousands - perhaps as many as one in ten of those "left... Kathryn Jean Lopez: PEOPLE LOST AP: "Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Sunday the death toll from Hurricane Katrina... |
Jeralyn Merritt: HHS Chief: Death Toll in the Thousands — For the first time, an Administration official has said the death toll from Katrina will be in the thousands. |
Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies AP — Permalink WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court's conservative shift, presided over an impeachment trial and helped decide a presidential election. | |
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James Joyner: Elsewhere: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Dies (WaPo, A1) Chief Justice Rehnquist has died (CNN) Chief Justice... Greg Ransom: Prepare for total bloody war — The death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist means that the ultimate death match between the Constitution and America's leftist elite is now on. Avedon Carol: And Rehnquist died. I've been dreading this, but it's hardly a surprise. |
Barbara O'Brien: The death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist gives Bush another Supreme Court nominee. Gateway Pundit: The New York Times repeats a familiar theme that the country is likely to hear over and over about the Chief Justice: ... Arthur Silber: ...Here's an early story. And the NYT has a "News Alert" headline, but no story yet. The Boston Globe. The NYT-AP story. |
| Also: Michael Stickings, Chris Lawrence, Jeralyn Merritt, Patrick Ruffini, Brian Stelter, John Cole, Stirling Newberry, Justin Gardner, Gail Heriot, Gary Farber, Kevin Drum, Will Baude, Paul Musgrave | |
Big Easy struggling to regain its swagger Boston Globe — Permalink NEW ORLEANS — It was not even lunch time yesterday, but there they were: New Orleanians drinking warm Budweisers inside Johnny White's, a Bourbon Street bar. Johnny White's has an old, newly relevant slogan taped to the wall there. ''Never Closed," it says. | |
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Jeralyn Merritt: The Boston Globe reports two bars have reopened in the French Quarter - they are serving warm beer. Gary Farber: TWO BARS OPEN IN FRENCH QUARTER. Here. [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 3 out of 5. |
Radley Balko: Pluck, Defined — Why New Orleans has always been my favorite town: [snipped quote] Expect a press release of condemnation from Mothers Against Drunk Driving any minute now. |
Gunmen attack contractors on La. bridge AP — Permalink NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said. Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing five or six. | |
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Echidne: Deaths On A Bridge In New Orleans — From the Associated Press, apparently the New Orleans police shot at eight people... |
Michael DeBow: According to AP: "Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors... |
Manning brothers team up for Katrina relief By / CNN — Permalink BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) — The name Manning is legendary in the city of New Orleans for two generations of football greats. Now those hometown heroes are doing what they can to help their friends, family and thousands of their longtime fans recover from Hurricane Katrina. | |
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Jack Cluth: Manning brothers team up for relief Are you ready for some football? How about just some food and water?? |
Rex Hammock: (However, I want to make one thing clear: I do not include in this criticism to any celebrities who actually are from... |
Bodies Are Strewn 'Like Roadkill' LAT — Permalink NEW ORLEANS — No one knew much about him. He was a black man with close-cropped hair who looked to be in his 40s. He had a high school class ring. He had been at the convention center for four days, no different from thousands of others. Friday night, he lost it. | |
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Jeralyn Merritt: What will become of the dead? [snipped quote] Many may never be identified. Particularly if there are no wallets or identification on them. Gary Farber: THE DEAD. The planning is just starting. The people are still dying. [snipped quote] Read The Rest Scale: 0 out of 5. |
Pudentilla: welcome to awol's garden, where corpses bloom like flowers — [snipped quote] gaza on the gulf. it's the inevitable consequence of mourning in america. |
William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Is Dead at 80 By / NYT — Permalink William H. Rehnquist, who died Saturday at the age of 80 almost a year after learning he had thyroid cancer, helped lead a conservative revolution on the Supreme Court during 19 years as chief justice of the United States. | |
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Michelle Malkin: Bush expresses sadness...Alan Dershowitz calls Rehnquist a "Republican thug"...SoCal Law blog tracks more unhinged Left... Avedon Carol: It seemed obvious that there was nothing particularly brilliant about Anderson Cooper hammering Landrieu. Dr. Steven Taylor: Even though it was clearly inevitable, I was a little shocked to see this headline this morning (via the AP): Chief... |
James Joyner: Chief Justice William Rehnquist - Obituary — William H. Rehnquist, who served thirty two years on the U.S. Supreme... Ken Masugi: Betrayed by Republican appointees, he was not able to reverse the disastrous Warren Court and the bumbling Burger Court. Ann Althouse: Here is Linda Greenhouse's obituary for William H. Rehnquist. It is suitably long. The first substantive legal topic she discusses is federalism. |
| Also: Vanderleun, Gary Farber, Kathryn Jean Lopez | |
Steady efforts to clean up, get out CNN — Permalink What Is This? There is not much left of St. Mark's church. About 100 church members joined the bishop of Mississippi for about an hour long service here. There were a lot of tears and even the reverend broke down at one point talking about the church that had been lost. | |
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Last Night: Baghdad Guard Medics Moved By Carnage — Soledad O'Brien of CNN reports talking to National Guard medics who were moved... |
Brian Stelter: Katrina: "I Can Smell...The Dead Bodies" koinangesept4.jpgCNN's Jeff Koinange reported from Canal Street in New Orleans on Late Edition: "It is filthy. |
Children separated from parents at Katrina shelters AP — Permalink BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the rush to evacuate people from the storm-ravaged New Orleans area, at least two dozen children have been separated from their parents in Louisiana, according to the state social services department. | |
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Michelle Malkin: This is intolerable: "In the rush to evacuate people from the storm-ravaged New Orleans area, at least two dozen... Gary Farber: Children separated from parents: "In the rush to evacuate people from the storm-ravaged New Orleans area, at least two... |
Scared Monkeys: Some of the post hurricane actions in New Orleans just make me shake my head in wonderment. What were these people thinking? |
The View From Abroad By / NYT — Permalink THEY were perhaps a bit slow, but the expressions of sympathy and offers of aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina did materialize in Europe through the week. Hard Times The plight of New Orleans's evacuees has aroused wonder and indignation in Europe. | |
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Jack Cluth: The view from abroad It's good to realize that other countries want to help, especially given how often Americans and... |
Gary Farber: Dismay abroad. "There is no doubt most Europeans feel sorrow over the scenes of devastation they see on television, and... |
Obituary: William Rehnquist BBC — Permalink During nearly two decades as chief justice of the United States, William Rehnquist presided over an increasingly conservative Supreme Court. William Hubbs Rehnquist was born in 1924 in a staunchly Republican area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, into a well-to-do family. | |
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Brian Maloney: The BBC's obit was surprisingly tame, except for a Nixonian smear attempt: His reward finally came in 1972, when that... |
Marc @USSNeverdock: America - Rehnquist: Appointed by 'that arch-Republican' — Here is how the BBC reports on Rehnquist's appointment to the Supreme Court. |
In Manhattan, Poor Make 2¢ for Each Dollar to the Rich By / NYT — Permalink Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue is only about 60 blocks from the Wagner Houses in East Harlem, but they might as well be light years apart. They epitomize the highest- and lowest-earning census tracts in Manhattan, where the disparity between rich and poor is now greater than in any other county in the country. | |
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Talking Dog: Workers of the World... think about where your bread is buttered... In George W. Bush's America, the Congress will this... |
Gary Farber: THE UNRECOGNIZED FLOOD VICTIMS only wait for a flood, or another disaster, to be recognized. |
Political Science By / NYT — Permalink When Donald Kennedy, a biologist and editor of the eminent journal Science, was asked what had led so many American scientists to feel that George W. Bush's administration is anti-science, he isolated a familiar pair of culprits: climate change and stem cells. | |
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Tyler Cowen: Here is today's New York Times piece on related issues. Elsewhere on the book front, John Coetzee's Slow Man is due out September 22, pre-order it here. Chris Mooney: But the nation's leading magazine devotes a feature story to this topic, written by Daniel Smith. |
John Cole: Political Science Good piece in the NY Times magazine today called 'Political Science', which dovetails with with... |
A Chronology of Hurricane Katrina AP — Permalink A day-by-day look at Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Wednesday, Aug. 24: - Tropical Depression 12 strengthens into Tropical Storm Katrina over the Central Bahamas; a hurricane warning is issued for the southeastern Florida coast. | |
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Marc @USSNeverdock: Katrina - Chronology of Hurricane Katrina — The Guardian has a chronology of Katrina but leaves out an important detail. |
Dr. Steven Taylor: Katrina Timeline — Via the Guardian: A Chronology of Hurricane Katrina |