At least Republicans are Consistent. The worst disaster is for a rich heir to start out on second base when he thought he hit a triple.

The head of FEMA was previously an estate planning lawyer.

Ken Mehlman asks Ohioans to respond to the looming catastrophe by fighting the estate tax.

Not about to let a bit of water distract them.

update: Armando reports that Frist insists on pressing ahead on permenant elimination of the estate tax. You can't make this stuff up. No satirist would dare pretend that Republicans are capable of such depravity.