Nagin: ‘They are spinning and people are dying” Video. Perhaps the bluntest, most pissed off, you will ever hear a big city mayor be…

Sue analyzes the stats from FEMA The feds knew a catastrophic storm was going to hit New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi since at least Saturday, August 27.  5 days.  The storm hit August 29 (Monday). As of early August 31, (…

The pipelines to DC and NY are down.Experts: $4 a gallon gas coming soonNortheast suppliers already paying $4 a gallon58 offshore rigs or platforms damaged or gone Check TheOilDrum for breaking news and analysis on the effect of Katrina on…

But city officials were seething with anger over what they called a slow federal response to a disaster that may have killed thousands. “They don’t have a clue what’s going on down there,” Mayor Ray Nagin told WWL-AM Thursday night.…

This excellent post from Lefti on the News points out that when the Cat 5 Ivan hit Cuba, they successfully evacuated everyone, and not a single life was lost. Unlike the inept US response to Katrina, Cuba had an actual plan,…

Calif. Senate votes to allow gay marriages

Hastert: Rebuilding below sea level senseless It makes no sense to spend billions of dollars to rebuild a city that’s seven feet under sea level, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said of federal assistance for hurricane-devastated New Orleans. Kos just slammed…