When it rains, it pours

An editorial in the New York Times gives a sober and evenhanded statement of things as they are in the Big Difficult. There are signs of hope, albeit mostly from local residents, local neighborhood associations, and community organizations. Given FEMA's horrendous performance, the fact that it is slowly, but surely, getting out of the picture can only be a good thing. Still, with each dribble of good news seems to come a flood of bad: the Army Corps of Engineers' new levees are apparently as crappy as the old ones. Give 'em points for consistency.