The funniest part of the Katrina debacle: that people still have such deeply-held confidence in government. And they are shocked, shocked, when things move slowly or inefficiently. Maybe Joe-maha will disagree, but my experience with government "decision-makers" has never been impressive -- even when they or their front-line people want to help. Rules is rules, and the law is a ass.

I've said it before: one big reason I don't practice law is how utterly ridiculous the process can be... and no one on the inside even notices anymore.

(Maybe we can open our own tribunal... Thoughts on that?)