Geoff Pender wrote an analysis of Gov. Haley Barbour and how his tune seems to have changed on the coast. Via the Sun-Herald:

Of note: On Wednesday, for the first time, Barbour made it through an entire press conference in Gulfport without saying people should come on down and enjoy beaches, golfing, fishing and seafood.

Not that Barbour is in a panic — he doesn’t do that, ever. But the Haley Barbour who toured Petit Bois Island and then held a news conference appeared to be the Hurricane Katrina Barbour — in charge, engaged and promising to marshal all the resources needed to fight the problem.

Pender’s piece would be a good sign, were it not for what was Tweeted on the governor’s Twitter account around the same time as this press conference:

One of the things I’m concerned about is that we don’t need a long-term moratorium on off-shore drilling.

Guess Gov. Barbour won’t like this.