From Opinion Journal:

Searchlight's Dim Bulb
"Democratic critics said the preparations for [Hurricane] Rita seemed to exceed those for Katrina, and called anew for an independent panel to investigate why," the Associated Press reports from Washington:

"It's nice to have the Bush administration recognize the importance of a federal response to Rita, but why weren't they proactively mobilizing and organizing like this for Katrina?" said Rebecca Kirszner, a spokeswoman for Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

"These are the questions that need to be asked by an independent commission," Kirszner said.

So Harry Reid needs a commission to explain to him why people are less complacent about a big hurricane a few weeks after a big hurricane strikes? And he has the nerve to insult Clarence Thomas's intelligence.