[BIRDS]

Interesting...when Brown was asked about any emergency official contact for/within the State of Louisiana, he said there wasn't anyone available. When asked why, Brown explained that the guy was "under indictment."

Blaming Brown for this preexisting fiasco that is Louisiana's corruption and failure to prepare is a waste of time and resources.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Liberal Group Puts Two Democrats on Its 'Most Corrupt' List***...Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) says the "most tainted Members of Congress" include Democrat Reps. William Jefferson of Louisiana, who is under investigation for alleged misuse of his office; and Maxine Waters of California, whose relatives reportedly made lots of money doing business with people and businesses that Waters has helped.

Rep. Jefferson recently made headlines when National Guard troops escorted him to his flooded home in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, then waited around for him to remove his personal belongings -- even as life-and-death rescue efforts were going on all around him. ...***