From today's WSJ

[Eddy_Merckx]

<p>This is today’s lead editorial (excerpted, of course, to avoid the copyright police):</p>

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Ten days after Katrina, the private economy is holding up nicely. Oil platforms and pipelines are being repaired, traffic is returning on the Mississippi, gasoline prices are stabilizing, and the stock market has rallied two days in a row. The biggest threat now to a rapid and complete recovery is the storm-after-the-storm in Washington, where the politicians are making Governor Blanco look composed. . . . </p>

<p>. . . . Which leads us to ask: Where is President Bush? Helicopter tours of the disaster zone are important to reassure the suffering, and the federal disaster-bureaucracy needs to be shaken up. But in our system only a President can stop a runaway Congress. Mr. Bush needs to start explaining to the country that while Washington will spend what it takes to assist the victims, he won’t allow Congress to exploit this disaster to build more Alaskan bridges to nowhere.

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<p>Hard to disagree, but I’m sure some will.</p>

<p>The link, for those who subscribe:</p>

<p><a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112613874214434730,00.html?mod=todays_us_opinion[/url]”>http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112613874214434730,00.html?mod=todays_us_opinion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;