'My Pet Goat' -- The Sequel: This time the president did not merely dither for seven minutes, but for three days, and his top aides followed suit.

'My Pet Goat' -- The Sequel

While the 9/11 “My Pet Goat” episode was certainly illuminating, it’s not certain what might have worked out better that day had the president dropped the book and taken action. But his failure to grab the reins in the hurricane catastrophe for three days this week probably doomed hundreds, or more, to death.

This is not mere incompetence, but dereliction of duty. The press should call it by its proper name.

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Greg Mitchell (gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com) is editor of E&P.