i traveled to new orleans late last week, to participate in the katrina memorial dedication. we weren't even sure it was still going to happen as we flew down, what with gustav wreaking havoc on plans and giving nagin an excuse to hyperventilate a lot and slam every level of government but his own. sorry, i'm not a fan, he's done jack for the city since he was reelected, except point fingers elsewhere.
anyway. did you know that 84 bodies have been sitting in refrigeration units for the last three years? unclaimed, most, though some were unidentified, the memorial is their final resting place and the foundation was the largest single private contributor. the jazz funeral scheduled for friday morning was scrubbed, but the dedication still went forward. seven bodies were interred as part of the ceremony. it was beautiful, and overdue, and completely and totally overshadowed both by the impending hurricane and mccain's masturbatory choice of running mate. so it goes, i guess.
as a side note, i wandered over to cafe du monde for au lait and beignets around 5:00 friday morning. about three minutes after i entered, a secret service agent wandered in, followed by dhs' own michael chertoff. he's shorter in person. and has bigger ears.
i would speak of mccain, and palin, but i think i am at a total loss of words. is it me, or did he just give the one-fingered salute to the entire electorate?
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