From the AP: FEMA Chief Waited Until After Storm Hit
From Chucklev: This poet has transformed his site with extraordinary accounts from citizens on the ground in New Orleans after the floods.
From Majikthise: Another reason why the poor didn’t leave New Orleans when the mandatory evacuation was requested, they figured it would cost them more than they could afford. See Majikthise’ post "Rescue Ticket." People still feel there will be a price for being rescued. Very sad.
From NOLA: Bodies found piled in the freezer at the convention center
From Wonkette: Excerpts from today’s White House briefing. I do believe the White House news corps. are asking the right question here.
From Salon Magazines' War Room: Cheney’s no show and President a victim of Katrina
From the AP: Anne Rice laments that the US forsook New Orleans
"But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you dismissed our victims; you dismissed us...,"
"You want our Jazz Fest, you want our Mardi Gras, you want our cooking and our music....Then when you saw us in real trouble, when you saw a tiny minority preying on the weak among us, you called us 'Sin City,' and turned your backs."
