David Frum does a good job of defending the Administration's response to Katrina's impact in New Orleans from some of the bizarre, self-contradicting charges leveled by the looniest on the left. David Frum's Diary on National Review Online

David does an excellent job, and leaves little to add. I would like to point out this post for additional information and links to still more data, a time line of events, and legal analysis of where the responsibilities and powers of the state and local governments end and those of the Administration's begin.

Ingenious Shell finds economical Shale oil.

This is excellent news if it holds up in commercial scale testing.