Some Blame More Equal Than Other Blame

Louisiana Governor Blanco announced the following:

We all know that there were failures at every level of government: state, federal and local. At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility," Blanco told lawmakers in a special meeting of the Louisiana Legislature.

This comes on the heels of President Bush's declaration that he was taking responsibility for failures at the federal level.

Which one of those will be the story reported more, the Louisiana governor, whose failures are clear and numerous, or the President's?

Then, there's word that the Orleans Parish Levee Board spent money on all kinds of projects other than actually on flood protection. Go figure. They're only doing what most bureaucracies do - spend money though not necessarily in a wise manner. Considering that the Transportation Bill had hundreds of millions of dollars worth of projects that actually had nothing to do with transportation infrastructure, the board's actions are consistent with other groups entrusted with spending our tax dollars.

Sad but true.