In the Eye of the Storm

Even from as far away as Washington, you can feel the frustration building on the ground in New Orleans and the other hurricane-ravaged areas. Despite the massive mobilization of federal resources, you can be sure that Uncle Sam is about to become the major target of that frustration. Some members of Congress have already tried to score some political points off the crisis. "We are watching this devastation unfold on our televisions for days," Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., told the Washington Post, "and you have to ask, where is the federal government?"