In the howl of hurricane-force winds, in the inexorable rise of floodwaters, there should be no room for politics. Or idiocy.

At such times, we are all Americans — the people caught in harm’s way, supported by a bolster of assistance and sympathy nationwide. We rely on the utility workers from states away who roll into town as soon as the all-clear is called. On the churches and nonprofits that collect food, clothing and cash to send to the aid of communities hit with disasters they can’t hope to handle on their own. And most of all, the experienced emergency-response managers who know what happens in a community after a major disaster strikes, and have the resources to help residents and businesses through the painfully slow slog of recovery.

How long before we have to write that last s

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