Ten thousand New Orleans dead remain in the minds of the media. The New York Times has a feature article in tomorrow's edition that reports

"The areas worst flooded, as our guys are getting in there, they're not finding anything," said Captain Kahn, referring to the bodies that were anticipated. Fears were reinforced when previous rescue workers found swollen dead bodies last week in St. Rita's nursing home here. The home's officials have said that 32 of the 60 residents perished.

Dire warnings, from marine planning sessions, of a devil's brew of toxic floodwater, decomposing bodies, feral swamp creatures and hostile, gun-toting locals have just not materialized.

The Times piece reports that the Marines are more concerned with snipers and looting than in finding bodies that don't exist. Maybe they will find them in Jersey next to Jimmy Hoffa.....