Linda Wertheimer had a great commentary on NPR this morning

[corkhead]

Forgive me for calling NPR "dead to me" earlier in the week after hearing them "catapult the propaganda" about chimpy's early return from vacation. anyhoo, here is the beginning of her piece with a link to the audio.

Sitting on the sidelines during a disaster is tough to do, even for a seasoned journalist. Hurricane Katrina provides many difficult choices for Americans who want to do something -- anything -- to assist victims of the storms. But the most valuable commodity may be leadership.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4831405

[Captain Hilts]

1. Yes, it was great. She and Jeanne Meserve of CNN

should go out for a drink.

[idiosyncratic]

2. Thank you for posting this! It was a wonderful commentary.

I have emailed the link to several of my friends.

[wellstone dem]

3. excellent

she said it well

[Bumblebee]

4. She did. Sent shivers through my spine because, unlike Simon,

she usually does not editorialize

[corkhead]

5. kick