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"The city of New Orleans was hit by a Category 5 storm" and "80 percent of the city was under water," Nagin said in comparing the damage to his city versus others seeking federal aid.

.Actually, no. The City of New Orleans did not receive a direct hit from the category 4 Katrina. The city of Slidell, just to the north and east of New Orleans got that direct hit. New Orleans was just to the west of the eye, which is a far better place than either in the direct path of the eye or just east of it, which is where the Mississippi Gulf Coast is, which was obliterated by this storm, despite the media's lack of interest in the area.

I live in Slidell, and it was hit hard. 174 MPH winds with gusts of 190 and a 24 - 26 foot storm surge. This city was devestated. St. Bernard Parish was hit even harder than either Slidell or New Orleans. A greater percentage of St. Bernard Parish than New Orleans went under water. Basically, if you lived in St. Bernard Parish, you no longer have a home. There are no dry spots in St. Bernard Parish. Jefferson Parish was hit hard as well.

I used to think Nagin wasn't a half bad mayor. He cleaned up a lot of corruption in New Orleans. But he has miserably failed this test.

New Orleans needs a Rudy Guiliana type mayor.