Bush Resists Immediate Probe Into Katrina Response

The president, facing considerable criticism for his adminstration's handling of Katrina and its aftermath, said that he will resist the immediate investigation of what went wrong.

"I think one of the things that people want us to do is to play a blame game," Bush told reporters. "We've got to solve problems. We're problem solvers. [insert snickers here] There will be ample time for people to figure out what went right, and what went wrong. What I'm interested (in) is helping save lives."

Why are the two things--investigation and aid--mutually exclusive? Can't we do two things at once? Are the men and women handing out blankets and food also going to run the investigation? Surely we're talking about two distinct groups of people.

We need to be clear on this. This is a national security issue, among many other things. It is a demonstration of how our government will respond to a catastrophe, of nature or of man. Do not think that al Qaeda is not watching this, and learning. I would imagine bin Laden and others are accelerating whatever plans they have in motion now so as to strike while Mike Brown is still head of FEMA, because they've learned that having Brown in charge will add to the impact of their attack. They will not wait for the waters to recede before striking.