People say there's never any shared sacrifice in Bush's America. That's not true. Consider the sad plight of Martha Jane Tassin, a Baton Rouge city council member, who now has relatives from New Orleans staying with her:

Things like ice, rarely given a thought before the family invasion, are now in short order. For the time being, Ms. Tassin and her guests have limited themselves to one cube for each glass of water. "It's going to be a long haul," she said. "Everyone is sacrificing in lots of ways."

How noble.

As One City Is Emptying, Another Finds Itself Full [NYT]

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