Proof positive politicians need pass no test of intelligence

Ray Nagin, the Wizard of Odds in New Orleans, decides to redirect the attention away from the slow performance of his city in rebuilding after Katrina, by dissing New York City for its 5-year delay in fixing "a hole in the ground," referring to the Ground Zero where once the twin towers stood.

We would not blame New Yorkers if they would protest spending another dime on New Orleans.

But Nagin, known for such vocalizations as wanting to make his a "chocolate city" again, is not the only brain-addled politico at large.

Consider Congressman Danny Davis of Illinois who, it is reported, took an aide on a free expense-paid trip to Sri Lanka last year, a tab picked up by a known terrorist group, the Tamil Tigers. The Tigers aren't a ball team. They're a fun-loving bunch of guys who want to overthrow the rightful government of Sri Lanka and they use IEDs, women and children as part of their terror tactics.

Davis visited the Tigers' power structure, spent most of his time in areas controlled by the rebels, and OF COURSE he had no idea who they really were!

"Since I have an interest in human rights and since I have a tendency to kind of favor the underdog, I went at their request to take a look," Davis said. "I don't regret taking the trip. I have a much better understanding of the situation than prior to going."

As recently as this past Saturday, Davis talked in Chicago with a supporter of the Tamil Tigers who was among 11 people arrested on charges of conspiring to aid the rebel group through money laundering, procurement of arms, including surface-to-air missiles, and bribery of public officials.

That Tamil Tiger supporter, Murugesu Vinayagamoorthy, was described in a federal criminal complaint as a high-level operative who served as an intermediary between the Tigers' leaders and foreign backers. The complaint charges that he offered a $1 million bribe to an undercover FBI agent posing as a State Department official in an attempt to remove the Tamil Tigers' designation as a terrorist organization.

Real nice folks. Real dumb congressman.

The only connection we can find between Nagin and Davis is that they are both Democrats.