SEND RUDY GIULIANI!!!
I'm perfectly serious, he's up to the challenge and the local pols are NOT. He could be appointed to some special post.... otherwise, put the best d----- military officer in the area in charge and tell the pols to shut up and take orders.
actually, if we hadn't disqualified Bernard Kerik for not paying nanny taxes, and sleeping with judith regan, we'd have him in there instead of Chertoff. somebody who is tough, street and urban saavy.