This is from the interview I was talking about yesterday. From Brad DeLong via ThinkProgress:Robert Siegel: We are hearing from our reporter, he's on anotherline right now, thousands of people at the convention center in NewOrleans with no … [Read more...]

George W. Bush November 25, 2002 at WhiteHouse.gov: "With my signature, this act of Congress will create a new Department of Homeland Security, ensuring that our efforts to defend this country are comprehensive and united. The new … [Read more...]

Commenter Abby mentioned it before; now Reuters has the story:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush administration funding cutsforced federal engineers to delay improvements on the levees,floodgates and pumping stations that failed to protect … [Read more...]

Just heard NPR's Robert Siegel interviewing Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff. Chertoff suggested that the report by NPR's John Burnett that 2,000 people without food or water, "living like animals" at the Convention Center … [Read more...]

By Mary Landrieu (Democratic Senator for Louisiana)Thursday, September 1, 2005The devastation left by Hurricane Katrina is unprecedented and nearly impossible to describe. Stabilizing, repairing and rebuilding New Orleans, southeast … [Read more...]

Hat tip to Kos: President Bush plays a guitar presented to him by Country Singer MarkWills, right, backstage following his visit to Naval Base Coronado,Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Bush visited the base to deliver remarks on … [Read more...]

While we've been having fun with a relatively normal primary up here, New Orleans is essentially underwater. It's getting worse.Donate to the Red Cross here. I heard a story on NPR about some Massachusetts folks who saved 42 people today … [Read more...]

In case you missed it, this column by Daniel C. Dennett in Sunday's NY Times is the best takedown I've yet seen on the so-called "theory" of intelligent design ("ID") as an alternative to evolution.You should read the … [Read more...]

I am no fan of the Israeli settler movement, and I think that Prime Minister Sharon is doing the right thing in Gaza.  But nonetheless, this photograph (click to enlarge) brought tears to my eyes. … [Read more...]

Here's a post by MyDD's Chris Bowers that expresses hope that the Democrats can tie Cindy Sheehan and the Iraq war with a more general Democratic "frame": The Family.You know, I don't really have a problem with the post on its own … [Read more...]