Busy Day in Washington - Grandstanding taken to a whole new level!

It was a very, very busy day in Washington.

John Roberts takes the stand and says he approaches the law "like a referee" and is there to serve the law. He is faced by a literal who's who of criticism laying the groundwork for what appears to be a decided block play against Roberts.

The most absurd and sad discussion came from Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California. Her diatribe into Hungarians who were forced to remove their shoes before they were shot: "During World War II, it turned out that Hungarian fascists and Nazi soldiers forced thousands of Jews, including men, women and children, to remove their shoes before shooting them and letting their bodies float down the Danube. These shoes represent a powerful symbol of how religion has been used in catastrophic ways historically." What? It could be a long, long set of confirmation hearings.

Michael Brown quits as FEMA chief. He is replaced by a 30 year veteran of public safety. Why this was not the frst move by the Bush Administration I am unsure. The larger issue is why the National Media continues to ignore the fact that the local and state governments were primarily to blame for the delay in services to the poor in the 9th ward. The facts are these:
The Mayor wanted Grayhound busses instead of the school busses over which he had control. He now says "I'm not sure who to blame but it is not my fault."

A National Guard Commander who has responded to Hurricanes for nearly 20 years says this was the fastest Federal response in his experience - and cites Hugo (5 days) and Andrew (4 Days). Hmmm, maybe Brown was not such a boob - but you will never get the NY Times to agree. They wast to discredit Bush anyway they can.

It is an interesting time to be an American in this more partisan than pragmatic and logical country .