As the Gulf Coast picks itself up after Gustav, and the Atlantic coast gets ready for Hannah, Ike, and Josephine, I'm going to fall back on the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. To truly understand the depth of the failure of American politics and American governance, you must see these pictures:
They say it all.
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