I'm not bashing Bush, either. But you are 100% right. Even with some advance warning, the rescue efforts appear inept and uninspiring. Local and state authorities have been thoroughly unimpressive since the weekend. The President appears to have been out to lunch. 4 years of Homeland Security don't look well invested. Well, what do you think you're going to get for only $3.5 Trillion per year, millions of parasites on the payroll and millions of pages of promulgations on the books?
The problem is obviously lack of funding, not failure of Big Stupid Government.