See, They Can Act "Quickly"

From the Monday New York Times story about how the White House political operation swung "rapidly" into action when they realized they had a problem -- a political problem, that is.

These officials said that Mr. Bush and his political aides rapidly changed course in what they acknowledged was a belated realization of the situation's political ramifications. As is common when this White House confronts a serious problem, management was quickly taken over by Mr. Rove and a group of associates including Mr. Bartlett. Neither man responded to requests for comment.

I suspect it's not news to anyone that this "serious problem" is the death of thousands of people. And I don't know about you, but when the president's top political hack is suddenly responsible for "management" of the White House "response" to the largest natural disaster in our nation's history, we should all be ashamed.