A Voice in the Wilderness In Defense of "Mere Conservatism"

Nagin in Castroland

You just can't make this stuff up.  Mayor Ray Nagin, who you might remember from such ineptness as the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and from such delightful racially-bizarre soundbites as "New Orleans is a chocolate city", went to Cuba to learn how to better prepare the government for a natural disaster.

When Cuba is your standard of excellence, it's time to find a new line of work.

"We understand we may have a lot to learn from the Cubans in terms of disaster preparedness and how they have dealt with hurricanes," spokeswoman Ceeon Quiett said.

Cuba is internationally applauded for exceptional disaster management, according to a news release from Nagin's office.

So according to the "office" of the worst mayor in America, the same one mayor who is looking for some reason to justify a trip to the Communist Caribbean nation, Cuba is "internationally recognized" as being the best in the biz as far as hurricane preparedness is concerned?  Don't even bother showing me where that claim can be substantiated at - you had me at "chocolate city".

This one's for you, Fidel: