Obama has a long history of rewarding his supporters & ignoring everybody else. Since LA is likely to vote Romney in November, he has no political reason to help the recovery.
I expect him to foul up the hurricane recovery just as he does everything. That could enrage enough voters to sink his reelection chances.
Obama has a big advantage over Bush. This time, Louisiana is under the leadership of Bobby Jindal, and not the incompetent Kathleen Blanco. Jindal will have evacuation orders up by daybreak Monday, and most of New Orleans (along with the southeastern coastal parishes) will be empty by the time the storm arrives.
Yeah, I know “Chocolate City” nagin is still on the job, but he’ll adopt the same position as Obama—let Bobby Jindal make the tough calls and do all the heavy lifting, then jump in front of the first TV camera to take credit when everything “goes right.”