[M. Espinola]

The bottom-line is "It's Katrina's fault."

I agree with the general content of your overview "You can't just snap your fingers and make this all happen. It takes time."

Would you state if Rudy, or someone of similar leadership caliber, would have acted 'differently' then the current head of FEMA.

[Freedom is eternally right]

Maybe your question should be "Would Rudy have responded differently if he were mayor of New Orleans?"

[conservative in nyc]

I don't know if Rudy or Kerik would have done a better job. They both have little experience with hurricanes and floods. On the other hand, Michael Brown led FEMA through four pretty bad hurricanes in Florida last year.