From the Dept. of Up is Down

Louisiana representative Charles Boustany on Friday was making calls "trying to impress upon the White House and others that something needed to be done." Not to mention saying "The state resources were being overwhelmed, and we needed direct federal assistance, command and control, and security -- all three of which are lacking." Those are his words.

By yesterday, he'd apparently gotten a visit from a GOP enforcer, and had this to say: "Most of the red tape and problems have been at the state level. I have to say that the federal response has been focused on New Orleans with search and rescue operations which is going very, very well at this stage."