There's plenty of blame to go around, including Bush, although he's not the primary culprit. It's a cluster-f@(#.
Bush himself says that he takes responsibility for things that were not done right.
Wait until your own city gets hit with a Category 4-5 hurricane, and see how you feel.
Trent Lott - who's there, on the ground - has some choice words for FEMA, and he's no liberal.
FEMA has never been very fast or effective. All the more reason for state and local government to take responsibility for the first week.
Now, I fully understand that plans can be overtaken by events, and I can certainly have compassion for those who plan well and are foiled by nature, but NOLA had no plans, or, if they had plans, there was a criminal indifference to carrying them out.
I note that the Florida keys have been evacuated. I'm sure there are holdouts, but I doubt if any have involuntarily been left behind.