KASS: NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR FACING REALITY

In today's column, John Kass once again pleads with Americans to defer holding the Bush administration responsible for New Orleans' destruction -- "[C]an't the politics of personal destruction wait a few days?"

The refugees in New Orleans have certainly suffered plenty of "personal destruction" while waiting for any help from Crawford Washington.

And the Washington Post reports that this Republican congressman from Louisiana spent "a few days" trying to get the Bush administration to take the destruction in New Orleans seriously:

Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.), said he spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help. "I started making calls and trying to impress upon the White House and others that something needed to be done," he said. "The state resources were being overwhelmed, and we needed direct federal assistance, command and control, and security -- all three of which are lacking."

I'm looking forward to a future Kass column in which he explains how it's all the fault of Bill Clinton.