Vice President Dick Cheney, 9/10/05: “I think we are in fact on our way to getting on top of the whole Katrina exercise” (via Sploid)

The Rocky Mountain News obtained an email FEMA director Mike Brown sent to his friends last week. Thousands have died and a million people have been displaced but Brown complains that he’s a victim:

I don’t mind the negative press (well, actually, I do, but I try to ignore it) but it is really wearing out the family. No wonder people don’t go into public service. This country is devouring itself, the 24-hour news cycle is numbing our ability to think for ourselves.

The families who were stranded at the convention center and the Superdome without food, water or security had a lot more to worry about than negative press.