"wake up the nation" indeed!
the mayor failed to ensure protection for his city and blamed the president.
the mayor failed to evacuate his people and blamed the president.
the mayor failed to properly plan for a disaster and blamed the president
it ain't bush's fault that you didn't feel the levees were important enough to spend your own money on.
it ain't bush's fault that you didn't use the facilities at your command to save lives in your own back yard.
it ain't bush's fault that you gathered people in a refugee area (superdome) and then forgot to provide food and water or security.
dear mr. mayor - ANY TRAGEDY IS YOUR OWN DERN FAULT!!!
Doesn't the City of NO have a dept of public safety with an emergency manager that is supposed to step in in case of impending disaster rather than have the Mayor, who is a politician not a tech manager, try to do these things? Usually, the Mayor is a figurehead, the person out front, not the person doing the actual work.