It Burns...

Roger Simon, who has apparently been hibernating since 2005, bemoans the sight of "Sean Penn opining on Katrina, sailing about New Orleans like some junior Ahab..."

Um, yeah:

Sean Penn has added to his reputation as the conscious face of Hollywood by launching his own rescue effort in the submerged streets of New Orleans.

The acclaimed Oscar-winner was so frustrated at the official efforts to rescue stranded citizens that he took to the streets in his own boat. However, there was one slight problem - his vessel sprung a leak.

Penn bailed the water out using a red plastic cup only to find his motor wouldn't start.

Undeterred, he and his crew paddled through the streets by hand and managed to rescue several people who had been trapped since Katrina hit. Penn took many of the rescued victims to hospital and even gave them money. According to The Guardian one man, Johnnie Brown, 73 told his sister over the phone: "Guess who come and got me out of the house? Sean Penn, the actor. The boys were really nice."

Penn told the assembled journalists: "I'm doing whatever I can do to help. There's a lot of people out there. There's bodies everywhere. We could only do so many houses."

Roger, quietly and expeditiously, go fuck yourself.