I don't endorse those views, ... I know the city was totally overwhelmed. My own view is I have to get my own house in order. That's what I'm focused on.

[Katrina had provided an] extraordinary test ... We now know that its capabilities were overwhelmed by the magnitude of the storm.

speaks for himself and he's entitled to his point of view, and I don't have anything to add.

It's a great view of the city. But we work on towers, so we see great views all the time.

Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city.

That's your solution? Have a cookie?' Astrid asked. 'No, my solution is to run down to the beach and hide out until this is all over,' Sam said. 'But a cookie never hurts.