Like everyone else, we here at BM are devastated by the effects Hurricane Katrina has had on the Gulf Coast and appalled at the subsequent (mis)actions of our President and his administration. Please consider making a donation to the Red Cross or the Humane Society.

Hurricane Katrina...
* Has left some sections of the city of New Orleans under 20 feet of water, which could take up to 80 days to drain.

* May have killed up to thousands of people in the Gulf Coast region.

* Has displaced almost a quarter of a million people.

* Could and probably will hurt U.S. economic growth.

* Has driven gas prices to well over $3.25 per gallon in the U.S and predictions of $4 a gallon aren't far away.

Some choice quotes:

"We're angry, Mr. President,"
-- New Orleans Times-Picayune said in an open letter.

"Our government failed those people in the beginning. There is no dispute about it."
-- former President Bill Clinton.

"There are no jobs. There are no homes to go to, no hotels to go to, there is absolutely nothing here. We advise people that this city has been destroyed, it has completely been destroyed."
-- New Orleans Deputy Police Chief Warren Riley.

"George Bush doesn't care about black people."
-- rapper Kanye West. (link below)

We've gathered some links to recap the mayhem of the past week.

It's about time a politician stood up and demanded some action. Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin tells it like it is down there.

A link to the NBC telethon where Kanye West strays from the scripted B.S. Thanks Kanye, someone had to say it.

What the feds knew about the vulnerability of the Gulf Coast region. But chose to ignore. An erie prophesy from May 2005.

How George W. made the most of the opportunity by constructing a fake food drop for photos to be taken. The food drop was torn down after the President and news media left the site. WTF??? Our President's photo-op response.