[Don't mess with Texas] Before the floodwaters have even receded, Houston gets busy profiteering on the disaster (NYTimes). From Haliburton to hardware stores, business is looking forward to getting some cash out of this thing.

Charts like this show how kick-ass awesome it is to get guaranteed no-compete bids handed to you by entrenched Bush regime cronies - even before ladling on the cheating and overcharging gravy. It's a good thing the Army is firing everyone who questions their unarguably enviable position.