Yesterday Frances Fragos Townsend, a White House adviser, came out to defend the President and Mr. Chertoff saying that they were fully engaged with hurricane planing starting days before Katrina made landfall. She placed the blame squarely on the former FEMA director's shoulders. Mr. Brown was fully scapegoated in typical Bush Whitehouse fashion. Of course Mr. Chertoff has said that he is fully responsible. However, Mr. Bush has said this as well. It really means nothing as their form of responsibility holds no penalty for failure or incompetence. Chertoff was scheduled to testify today before the investigative panel, but that was canceled so senators could attend to tax legislation. More on Mrs. Townsend's yapping can be read here.