talk to each other

let me presume to give some advice on consideration—in more than one sense of the word.

we just heard two officials show their independence. unfortunately it was at the expense of harmony and public good.

mayor ray nagin announced folk can start moving back to parts of new orleans within 2 weeks. then washington's man in charge, vice admiral thad allen, announced it was a bad idea because it's not safe yet.

nagin should've talked to allen before going public. when the mayor spoke too soon, the admiral should've called him and said "mayor, we gotta talk." then nagin could've gone back to the media and said "i've just spoken to adm allen, and he's persuaded me my announcement was premature."

both men messed up on communication and diplomacy. as of this writing, they still haven't got together.

it reminds me of how the fbi didn't tell the cia about the guys studying flying but not landing, because both agencies felt they had to protect their turf.

clearly we still have to learn the main lesson of 9/11: we gotta talk to each other!

guys, 2 heads are better than one, ya know?