FEMA fails to send money to Plaquemines Parish

The money never arrived. Governor Blanco managed to put together $10 million from various cracks in the wall, and wired it to the sheriff of Plaquemines so he wouldn't have to lay off all parish workers. As of this writing, she is still waiting for FEMA to send the money it promised was "on the way."

Nothing has changed here, despite the exit of Michael Brown and the entrance of David Paulison. Despite speeches made in front of cathedrals and continual scoldings about the blame game. Only it isn't a game--it's life and death and destruction. It's total abandonment by a government composed of "We're going to run the government like a business" compassionate conservatives.