Absolutely agreed which is another reason he should just do what needs to be done and forget the criticism. Lives (as in this case), frequently depend on it!
There's an old Bengali (I think) saying that goes something like this:
When the lion walks by, the jackals bark.
With the implication that the lion doesn't pay any attention to the jackals' howling and barking.
I don't see any MSM, but from what I've been reading on FR, it looks as though anyone who isn't certifiably nuts will see that Mayor "I am not a drug addict" Nagin, the Lady Gov, and Mary "Punchy" Landreiu are criminally liable for much of this disaster.