From Louisiana Senator Dave Vitter comes an estimate on the death toll:
"My guess is that it will start at 10,000, but that is only a guess," Vitter said, adding that he was not basing his remarks on any official death toll or body count.
Vitter, the Republican, was a lot more candid than is Dem. compatriot Mary Landrieu about the horrible job the government is doing:
Vitter, speaking to reporters at the emergency response center in Baton Rouge, also said he gave the federal government a grade 'F' for its response to the disaster so far.
Read it all here.