Sometimes the comments are the best part

Kevin Drum highlights part of the Time magazine article to point out this para:

The day the storm hit, she asked President Bush for "everything you've got." But almost nothing arrived, and she couldn't wait any longer. So she called the White House and demanded to speak to the President. George Bush could not be located, two Louisiana officials told Time, so she asked for chief of staff Andrew Card, who was also unavailable. Finally, after being passed to another office or two, she left a message with DHS adviser Frances Frago Townsend. She waited hours but had to make another call herself before she finally got Bush on the line. "Help is on the way," he told her.

Kevin trenchantly asks: She had to leave a message?

Stefan replies, in comments:

Thank you for calling FEMA! If you would like to continue in English, please press one now. Para continuar en Espanol, presione por favor el numero uno.

Thank you. If you know the name of the natural disaster you are reporting, please press one.

Thank you. Using the keypad of your touch-tone phone, please spell out the first three letters of the natural disaster now.

You have selected...flooding! Is this the only natural disaster you would like to report? If not, please press two now.

Thank you. Using the keypad of your touch-tone phone, please spell the first three letters of the natural diaster now.

You have selected...starvation and dehydration on a massive scale! Is this the only natural disaster you would like to report? If not, please press two now.

Thank you. Using the keypad of your touch-tone phone, please spell the first three letters of the natural diaster now.

You have selected...civil unrest! Is this the only natural disaster you would like to report? If not, please press two now....