6:30 PM -- File under "kicking them when they're down" (Red Panda's favorite pastime):

Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon yesterday released a series of emails written by former FEMA chief and crony extraordinaire Michael Brown during the Katrina crisis. From CNN:

Boy, that is one heck of a job he was doing.

In other emails, Brownie displays keen interest in the intricacies of his own wardrobe ("I got it at Nordsstroms [sic]... If you'll look at my lovely FEMA attire you'll really vomit. I ama [sic] fashion god.") and possible lunch options ("Order a #2, tater tots, large diet cherry limeade"). But most heartrending is his plaintive cry for help on the morning of the hurricane: "Can I quit now? Can I come home?"

Well, at least that much worked out well for him.

— Red Panda, Light Reading