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To: tejek who wrote (404229)	8/4/2008 2:11:39 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574059

The worm turned during Katrina when Bush was caught with his pants around his ankles while NO 'burned'. That is even LESS a reason to bash Bush. While everyone piled on, the reality is that it wasn't Bush who caused the problem in NOLA. It was the incompetence of Nagin and that god-awful governor -- maybe the most incompetent person ever to hold political office. Even in Louisiana. The handling of Katrina by the Feds wasn't ideal, but the reality is that Bush was an easy target. He allowed himself to be one by accepting responsibility when it was really a failure of LOCAL, not the federal, government. The federal government blew it by over reacting and becoming flustered, and THAT I blame them for. They cut a deal with Carnival for cruise ships to store people in. They bought 10,000 trailers, most of which still sit at an airport not far from where I live. Stupid. They were throwing money at the problem and I believe Bush bears responsibility for that. But the human suffering is on the incompetent local government who had not prepared the city for a disaster that was going to happen, sooner or later.