Compassionate Conservativism In Action

Flak was deadly for bombers and fighter planes flying into Germany to fight the Nazi menace. Flak was just about anything that was metal and could be crammed into a shell. Just throw as much up as possible and hopefully a plane would either fly into some or get hit directly. It was also a distraction and caused planes to separate making it harder to defend by the fighter escorts.

We see a lot of flak after Katrina. A lot of stuff is just getting hurled around by those politically motivated with access to the press.
stuff like this from MSNBC:

Michael Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sought the approval from Homeland Security Secretary Mike Chertoff roughly five hours after Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29. Brown said that among duties of these employees was to "convey a positive image about the government's response for victims."

So he waited five hours after the storm came ashore and one of his priorities was to make sure the preception of Federal response was favorable. That just shows how much he cares about the Bush administration. He really gets it. See we are all clamoringing about "poor minorities" and "failed Federal response to a crisis we saw coming for like a week"

Brown was looking at the bigger picture. He was watching out for his ass and the ass of his bosses. I mean there is so much tragedy here that we quickly forget about the real victims. Bush and Brown saw the real loss. Like Bush reorted yesterday...

Trent Lott lost ONE OF HIS HOUSES !!!

But we will rebuild... We will use Federal FEMA assistance to fix Trent Lotts legacy on the Gulf Coast. Bush and crew will sit on the porch and drink mint julep's one day soon and look back on this tragedy as a beacon of light for those who thought that the American spirit could be diminished by such a disaster.

Now THAT is compassion.

Steer clear of the flak Mr. Bush. Stay the course. You are made of teflon and none of this will stick to you. You have Mr. Brown looking out for you.