THE RITA DIFFERENCE

Lefty academic Tim Dunlop reckons the pre-storm preparations for Rita are much improved because of the immediate and relentless post-Katrina attacks on the Bush administration. As far as I can tell, the response so far has been limited to those of Texas's state and local governments. To a Texan the difference is obvious: Texas isn't Louisiana.

I tried to post this as a comment at Dunlop's blog but it was repeatedly rejected as having questionable content. Since he doesn't display his email address – shy, I guess – it ended up here.