Here's a thought: Maybe President Bush is God's instrument of wrath on Saddam Hussein's family.
And maybe Katrina was a fire-and-brimstone moment for the Sodom of the South (aka New Orleans), which, e.g., just held a Decadence Parade, celebrating depravity.
Not saying they were. It's a bit too inscrutable for me--and I'm a professional theologian.
I wish I lived near you so I could attend a church with a conservative pastor. *sigh*