Ray Nagin on Meet The Press this morning. Obviously, Russert asked him about the New York comment, and if he wanted to apologize. The Mayor basically held his ground, said he wished he'd used a term other than "hole in the ground", and asked people to watch the entire 60 minutes piece to hear the comment in context.

Personally, this was the first time I'd seen the actual video, and he seemed a little pissed off when he said it, probably due to constant questioning regarding his handling of the New Orleans rebuild. The issue came up earlier this week on Gothamist, and New Yorkers were pretty vocal on both sides regarding whether or not they agreed. I'm definitely on the "he has a point" side. (And 58% of the responders to a Crain's New York Business poll agree) No progress in five years, meanwhile things like the Olympics and Jets stadium were getting all the attention at City Hall.

One last thing...obviously Congressman King had to put his two cents in. He's gotta be the most opportunistic douchebag in all of Washington. And It looks like a few other people agree.