Blanco's Testimony - or Lack Thereof

What am I missing here? The only news I see on Blanco's testimony is that she didn't wish to respond to criticism. Good for her, but doesn't this really place some context on the whole Brown inquisition?

This pretty much is final proof of what a waste of time this whole thing is. The politicians strap Brown to the wrack, and Blanco gets the comfy chair. Did anything of any value come out of either testimony? Well, other than showing politicians are completely incompetent at fact finding.

Brown obviously did himself no favors. I suppose I could understand his answers, since sitting there being lambasted by a bunch of politicians looking to score points with the public couldn't have been pleasant. But then just blaming everyone else makes him look foolish. Not that the assessment may not be accurate with regard to the details of the faults of others.

Brown defended his handling of Hurricane Katrina. And he laid blame for what went wrong on Blanco, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and even the White House.

Blanco took strong exception to a charge by Brown that she waited until the eve of the storm to order an evacuation of New Orleans.

Brown's comment clearly demonstrates what, she says, is the "appalling degree" to which he's "out of touch with the truth or reality."

It's too early to get into, "name-blame" but Nagin said "a FEMA director in Washington trying to deflect attention is unbelievable."

He may have been out of touch, but Blanco isn't even in the same galaxy. His statement is factually correct. No compulsory evacuation was called for until Sunday. I'd love to know when she believes she called for the evacuation.

Nothing of any use will come out of this circus. But then again I can complain about it.