Nostradamus

Did he predict this? Surely someone will find the quatrain.

Help from the French?

Don't bet on it. Or from any other nation on Earth. Despite all the help we've given people over the course of the last few decades. What I'm seeing is a stern rebuke from German commentators. This one, from Germany's Environmental Minsiter, Green Party member Jurgen Tritten, lets you know what some Europeans think of us:

"The Bush government rejects international climate protection goals by insisting that imposing them would negatively impact the American economy. The American president is closing his eyes to the economic and human costs his land and the world economy are suffering under natural catastrophes like Katrina and because of neglected environmental policies."

I am tempted at this point to say things like: if they ever get in trouble again, let 'em sink.

And what do you want to bet that somewhere there are Palestians celebrating that the "Amerikan Isreali stooges" are suffering at the hand of Allah?