UPDATE: From someone on the front lines, who knows where the system failed, please read this from a family that survived and sacrificed in the face Katrina. END UPDATE: Folks, I left the yard to the teenager in need of money all summer – so I need to go beat back the jungle that has […]

Stunning news tonight on the passing of Chief Justice Rehnquist. One of the longest reigns as Chief Justice is now over. More on this later in the weekend, but you can find news here WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman […]

As everyone can tell here, and across the net, the politics of Katrina has erupted on the left and in the media-formally-known-as-mainstream. Captain Ed Morrissey has probably done the right thing, he is focusing on helping and has a ban on the discussion of politics in this event. I will have plenty to say later […]

CNN has been become the poster child of liberal insanity. They might as well be the Democrat Underground Media Broadcasters (you do the acronym). First Solidad O’Brien perpetuated the stupid complaint there was no air drop of food and supplies in New Orleans – like you could drop food in a city through the tall […]

Hate can lead to inhumanity – so those on the left stoking the fires of hate need to understand what the result will be. It will not be a victory over conservatives – hate isolates people from the rest of the population. The more deep you hate the less support you will find from others […]

I am not surpised that 10,000 people may have died in the path of Katrina in Lousianna, but I am still stunned in my soul at the number [from Drudge]. US Senator David Vitter said that the death toll from Hurricane Katrina could top 10,000 in Louisiana alone. “My guess is that it will start […]

For all those on the left trying to villify the President and his administration by using Katrina’s death and destruction as your soap box – I suggest you be careful. Making these kinds of claims and then having them proven wrong, and vile, will result in a backlash like you have never experienced. It is […]

The big news today is the results of the Defense Department special briefing on Able Danger that was held yesterday, which we posted on here as the first reports began to come out. The full transcript of the briefing is here, which will be the focus for this news round up. It is a bit […]

This week’s top posts for the Watcher’s Council have been selected (you can see the final results here, and all the candidates here). The winning post in the Council Category: “A Nation that Stands for Nothing Deserves a Media that Believes in Nothing” from Dr. Sanity For Second Place we have a three way tie, […]

I don’t get it. I know the images of Katrina’s after math have had a profound effect on me, and my mood has been dark. I, like everyone, wish more could be done faster – but that monster storm ravaged 90,000 square miles and effected millions of people, their homes, businesses and communities. So I […]