Digby: "You're Doin' A Heckuva Job Brownie:" One Year Ago Today

Bush congratulated Brownie even though he had just viewed a DVD with highlights of horrors on the ground on AF One as he made his way to the Gulf for the above photo-op:

The reality, say several aides who did not wish to be quoted because it might displease the president, did not really sink in until Thursday night. Some White House staffers were watching the evening news and thought the president needed to see the horrific reports coming out of New Orleans. Counselor Bartlett made up a DVD of the newscasts so Bush could see them in their entirety as he flew down to the Gulf Coast the next morning on Air Force One.