CW: Federal Disaster Edition

[CatWoman]

Bush Late, lackadaisical and largely oblivious to the enormity of the mess. It's a competence thing.

Homeland Sec. Four years after 9/11, what happens in an emergency? No food, no medical aid, no law. Do you feel safer?

Hastert House speaker says "it doesn't make sense" to spend money to rebuild the Big Easy. Thanks for your support.


Congress After cutting funds pre-Katrina to fix N.O. levees, it's set to pass another huge tax cut for superrich. Typical.

Ray Nagin Truth-talking New Orleans mayor sends S.O.S. via TV and calls Feds "clueless." But where were his cops?

Rescuers While bureaucrats dithered, those who stayed on the front lines performed a thousand acts of heroism.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9192686/site/newsweek/

[Frances]

1. I read that some of the NO cops were told to stay at home

in case they were needed. Some of these cops probably drowned.