I'm an ugly American and I wanted it yesterday

That's what some of these reporters talking to the President sound like to me.

I've been watching this since we got home Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday morning the TV news was telling us that New Orleans had missed the worst and they showed people who'd stayed in their homes walking around in the street waving at the cameras.

Then the water started to rise as the levees were breached. So then the people started the walk through the water and sewage to the sports stadium that was already full of the people who had followed the order to evacuate. Many people made it to their roofs, and apparently many have drowned in their attics. On Tuesday I was watching the Coast Guard rescue people from roof tops.

On Wednesday morning the President returned to Washington. His enemies were already grumbling that it wasn't soon enough. I think it was the same people who thought he'd waited 7 minutes before processing the horror of September 11 and was working out where to go.

By Wednesday Baton Rouge and Houston officials already were putting into place emergency plans and were opening their doors--probably because those same officials had planned ahead, something the N.O. officials hadn't done.

By Wednesday, what had been looting for food and beer on Tuesday turned ugly and the urban terrorists began to rob, kill and rape. By Wednesday night refugees were arriving by bus in other locations.

The urban terrorists stopped all rescue efforts by early Thursday. Then the fires started, and we still don't know if they were set or were started by natural gas or people cooking on grills. By Thursday National Guard troops were completely mobilized and growing in the three affected states. This was to serve an area larger than Idaho. By Friday more troops are arriving, and I think they will be shooting to kill, just like Mosul and Fallujah.

By Friday there were 250 refugee centers up and running taking care of people, feeding them, clothing them, giving medical care and comfort. The Black Caucus finally made an appearance today waving fingers and pounding tables, but none of them have shown up in the areas hit. I think they kept a low profile because the city government of New Orleans is black and Democratic. But once the Feds were really up and active, then they launched their criticism. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton are no where to be seen. . . yet. One is courting a dictator; the other is mining an anti-war motherlode.

But Americans are an impatient people. We want it fixed yesterday.