Perhaps New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin suffering from some rare illness similar to his Recovery Czar Dr. Ed Blakely that causes him to say stupid things. Or he is simply one of those “buffoons” to which Blakely referred.

Nagin’s latest gaff was in his efforts to make New Orleanians feel better about the filth in the city by telling them that Philadelphia is even dirtier. See story here.

Per usual, Nagin had to issue an apology to the mayor of Philadelphia.

What’s next? A visit to Baghdad where upon returning to New Orleans he will proclaim that the killings in New Orleans are less than those in Baghdad.

Mayor Nagin would do everyone in America a favor if he would stop traveling and simple roll up his sleeves and get busy fixing what’s wrong in New Orleans. It might help cure his foot-in-mouth disease.

C.B.