The story is out, now. The 'blame Bush' nonsense isn't going to stick with anyone but the DU crowd and their ilk, who will believe anything.
Sorry I could not post this entire opinion. The writer goes on at length about the mistakes made by Blanco and Nagin.
The truth is that these kinds of things MUST be handled at the local level. The President can't be familiar with all of the emergency plans throughout the entire country. That is the responsibility of local officials.
This is a great article. I got it in an email today - folks are sending it around.