Bulldoze It

Folly's favorite Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert this week offered a voice of sympathy to the citizens of New Orleans.

"It looks like a lot of that place could be bulldozed," he said when asked about the tragedy, and further said he didn't think it made sense to rebuild the city.

Of course it doesn't make sense. After all, New Orleans is far downstream from his Illinois hometown, which has no need of being bulldozed.

Later that same day, he felt no need to show up in Washington to oversee the passage of an aid bill. For he had far more important things to do: like attend a fundraiser and an antique car auction.

Compassionate conservatism at its finest.