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Among the many inexplicable hold-ups, tie-ups, and frig-ups committed by incompetent government responding to Hurricane Katrina comes this report, as shown on Tuesday's Countdown with Keith Olbermann , from NBC's Lisa Myers, on the contribution of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to the boondoggled evacuation of New Orleans. MYERS: One huge bottleneck in the evacuation, the New Orleans Airport. (on camera): Officials say flights were delayed while screeners and air marshals were flown in to comply with post-9/11 security requirements and then further delayed because screening machines were not working. Finally, someone at Homeland Security signed an order to allow evacuees to be screened by hand. What makes this all the more remarkable is the decision, made just a week or so before the storm, to change TSA guidelines to allow a range of small weaponry aboard passenger aircraft. In the Washington Post , Sarah Kehaulani Goo reported : An agency panel has reco...

Short of the knock-knock jokes told by a brilliant five-year-old who goes by the handle, Fire Dragon, your cybertrix's favorite form of funny is the ubiquitous light bulb joke. From our friend Bassman, via the Fabulous Frankie G. (your blogstress's partner in musical crimes), comes this latest shot 'round the internet: How many members of the Bush administration does it take to change a light bulb? > > 1. One to deny that a light bulb needs to be changed > > 2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb > needs to be changed > > 3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb > > 4. One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs > > 5. One to give a billion dollar, no-bid contract to Halliburton for > the new light bulb > > 6. One to arrange a photograph of Bush, dressed as a janitor, > standing on a step ladder under the banner: Light Bulb Change ...