Gee, that explains it...

Sometimes I think people become Republican politicians because they're too retarded to get a job. From CTV:

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said the administration is "getting a bad rap" for the emergency response.

"This is the largest disaster in the history of the United States, over an area twice the size of Europe (my bold)," Stevens said. "People have to understand this is a big, big problem."

Protecting his "bridge to nowhere", no doubt. Idiots like this are our real big, big problem.