Perhaps the Mayor should roll up his sleeves and become a "doer" instead of relying on the title of a "thinker" and get his butt out there and actually become useful by assisting with his manual labor in helping to rebuild the levees.
Perhaps he could be considered respectful if he were to do something that he could be good at.
Conservatives do. Liberals talk about (someone else doing).
In times of crisis, Republican officials lead (think Giulianni, Bush), while demonRAT officials whine and blame (Nagin, Clinton, Blanco--the list is endless).