Olbermann

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said it all, starting his news briefing Saturday afternoon: "Louisiana is a city that is largely underwater..."

Well there's your problem right there.

If ever a slip-of-the-tongue defined a government's response to a crisis, this was it....

He goes on, and it's worth reading, but no more details for those on the edge of burnout. Aren't we all?

Oh, and FEMA says don't take pictures of the bodies. Nice for them to finally be in a position to request such, unlikef last week....

Bad taste is not an endangered species

Steve Dahl serves up recipe with foul taste

"To that end, I have sent away for five pounds of Chocolate Babies to act as 'floaters' in the new drink I'll be inventing this week: The Floating Corpse. ... I'm thinking Creme de Cacao, Kahlua, some rum, maybe a little cream and a floating Chocolate Baby."

Thousands of people died. He wasn't one of them. That's sad.

Beyond Superdome

Astrodome - a photoset on Flickr

Pictures from Technology for All's installation of computers in the Astrodome. Wow.

Edit: IM transcript from a blogger hiding out in the dome. Warning: unsubstantiated rumors, allegations and pretty depressing stuff herein. Sorry, missmiah.

*snort*

I think maybe I've had too much Benadryl, but this nugget from Wonkette is my favorite joke of the week: "I have a rehnquist joke for you - he's actually been dead for 4 days but fema just found him."