Dennis Hastert is so useless. It appears the Speaker of the House, who thinks New Orleans should be bulldozed, couldn't be bothered to show up for a vote on an emergency aid package:

After Hastert's insensitive comments about bulldozing NO, he failed to show up to vote on the $10.5B aid package. Instead he was off to another of those incessant Repub events -- fundraising. Then he took the afternoon off to look at antique cars I believe. MoveOn or Louis Slaughter, where are you for one of those petitions for the man to GO! Don't go away mad and don't let the door hit you on the butt. Just GO.

Have to agree with Bill Clinton's reaction to Hastert's comment on New Orleans: "I'm afraid I would have assaulted him."