Okay...I see what you mean....
Back about 20 years ago when I was a mother of young children and didn't have the time or inclination to pay much attention to politics...even I knew that Louisiana was famous for 2 things..
the Mardi Gras...and corrupt government officials...of course it almost seem like a joke back then...but, like I said...I wasn't paying as much attention back then.
I have been dismayed at even what I consider relatively honest media members that have complained about how long it took Bush to get the troops into NO....without even acknowledging the steps that are needed before a POTUS can just "send" in troops, legally, that is.
Bush was damned if you do, damned if you don't.
The media would have bashed him either way. I would say that I despise the media, but that's giving them far too much credit. LOL
There are time lines for Katrina that prove that Bush acted quickly and legally as soon as possible.
http://www.americandaughter.com/index.html?http://www.americandaughter.com/timeline.html