A blizzard of disinformation from Snow...

So the White House Press Secretary argues that "if you don't request it, you're not going to get it," when asked about his reaction to Governor Sebelius' contention that clean-up and ability to counter-act the consequences stemming from the forces of nature were slowed by the fact that the Kansas National Guard has much of its equipment in Iraq.

Once again, we find an administration much more interested in playing politics than it is in creating positive results. This might work in an election cycle, but it is poor government.

Beyond poor, and, in fact, disgraceful.

Besides, playing politics was bad politics.

Why not instead say, "We are taking steps to insure that whatever is needed now, will be given now. Kansas is hurting, and I suspect, so is Governor Sebelius. Whatever might be said at this time, when feelings are running high and people have been confronted with great tragedy are understandable. Right now we want results, and we will work with the governor to insure that those results are as best as can be gotten now."

The reason that they are only left with politics is because nobody would believe Snow if he said that.

And it would bring up the already spectral form of Katrina. And they've done shit there too.

They can't say what they need to say because their politics has already failed their policy too many times. And they can't back up a statement like that because, simply put, they don't know how.

It's another reminder that Iraq is not the only failing of this administration, it is but the brightest and saddest star in a constellation of failures dating back to that sad day when George W. Bush declared victory in an election for U.S. president in which only nine people voted.

Like other Scalia decisions, this one has sucked.

Now Kansas is another point on that constellation that looks a bit like a dollar sign crossed with a corpse.