[raybbr]

"Saturday and Sunday, we thought it was a typical hurricane situation -- not to say it wasn't going to be bad, but that the water would drain away fairly quickly," Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown said today. "Then the levees broke and (we had) this lawlessness. That almost stopped our efforts." ...

I am willing to cut some slack for faux pas but this?

[ForGod'sSake]

I am willing to cut some slack for faux pas but this?

Do you think Brown operates within a vacuum? And do you also believe his decisions weren't vetted along the way. I can't honestly tell you what he meant by his wording, but he's at least honest enough to level with us, which is a lot more than can be said for far too many of our hired help. He and his advisors may in fact believe they made no critical mistakes. Wouldn't he/they have try to hide it???

FGS