Send in the nice men in the white coats. Now.
;*) by seconds!
Still, this is serious business--what the mayor said, tired or joking or not--and if the man cannot keep a head on his shoulders at this time, or is just going to blame his way out of this problem, he really needs to step aside, seriously. For his mental health and the health and safety of the residents he has been given entrusted charge over. What's the law of succession in New Orleans?