> I am following the news about the fires in California, and like many other people, I can't help but compare it to the Katrina mess. The federal government is in a lose-lose situation. If they don't do enough, they look incompetent, but if they do too much, people will say, no wonder, this time it's California, not Louisiana. This time it's rich, white folks, this time it's people who vote. I just wish they had some place for the refugees besides another Superdome.

In that case, the best thing to do would be to send aid and let the people who want to grouse about it do so... if they think it's any more helpful.