at this point why don't you just stay put

let people who KNOW what they're doing run the show..............
(my state is sending down some doctors today. a retired grocery worker is paying for a private plane. our state's six armories are drop off points for donations to the relief effort. in addition to food and water, hygene items and underwear are now being added to the lists of items needed. only the hartford armory is open today, but all will be open tomorrow. they ALL need volunteers to help sort and pack the items. since i get out of work so early, i'll stop tomorrow and the rest of the week as needed. some of our colleges are also offering help.)

Bush heading back to Gulf Coast
President to view storm-hit region as criticism grows over federal response

WASHINGTON - Since two days after Hurricane Katrina lashed much of the Gulf Coast into oblivion, President Bush hasn’t gone a day without a public event devoted to the storm.
Monday was no different, as he planned a return to the storm-ravaged region for a third look at Katrina’s effect with visits to Baton Rouge, La., and Poplarville, Miss.
But none of it — including a stream of Cabinet secretaries and other high-level federal officials to the area and on the airwaves Sunday — has quieted the complaints that Washington moved too slowly in the storm’s aftermath...................