In Bureaucracy = Death, Seth Godin talks about bureaucracy related to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and presents a nice, but unworkable, idea to bust bureacuracy.

Seth’s Analysis: “Very little remarkable comes out of bureaucracies for a simple reason. The members of the bureaucracy seek to be beyond reproach. Reproach is their nightmare, their enemy, the thing [...]

Groundhog Day: “What happened in the failures of government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was not something intrinsic to the nature of bureaucracies or the public sector. What happened was a failure of leadership…” More of David Roger’s analysis:

“That failure in leadership was not an accident. It was the result of too many years [...]

Dan Gillmor thinks Speaker Hastert made a good point when he questioned the wisdom of rebuilding an-under-sea-level New Orleans: “Too bad he’s being pilloried for it.”

There’s a time and place for everything, but this wasn’t the time for the Speaker to suggest bulldozing New Orleans. It would have been a good time to question [...]

My heart goes out to all those suffering the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s stunning radio interview provides a compelling, emotional window into the situation. Compare his comments with those of FEMA director and other officials and it’s clear that local, state and federal government officials are not on the same [...]