Hand Some People A Gun...

And They Can't Help But Shoot Off Their Mouth (Or Foot)

Things are still bouncing along with the political football that Katrina's impact on New Orleans had become.

"...Rep. Richard Baker, a Republican who represents Baton Rouge, was overheard expressing happiness that the hurricane had wiped out public housing.

"We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans," Baker said. "We couldn't do it, but God did."

Later, Baker issued a statement contending that his words were taken out of context and that he wants only to improve conditions of public housing in New Orleans."

In or out of context, the Republicans seem to be hardly better than the Democrats and media in avoiding shooting off their mouth and inserting their foot in the hole that results.