Rarely is the question asked: is our Republicans learning?
From the AP*, per Talking Points Memo:
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said the administration is "getting a bad rap" for the emergency response.
"This is the largest disaster in the history of the United States, over an area twice the size of Europe," Stevens said. "People have to understand this is a big, big problem."
Oh really?
EUROPE | 10,600,000 km2 |
CONTINENTAL U.S. | 7,885,227 km2 |
GULF COAST** | 395,393 km2 |
*The AP article is being changed to redact the idiotic quote.
**Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.