In my view Bush and Chertoff were excellent today, He asuaged a lot of my fears that they didn't know what the hell they were doing. When he said it would take years to rebuild, I knew he knew exactly what he was doing. For once, I both support and am greatly relieved that the feds have taken the bit from the states.
The ones that worry me are the NOLA Mayor and LA Governor. Earlier today the Guv made a statement indicating she didn't even know she had authority to call out the LA National Guard.
The difference in reactions between democrat Gov. Blanco(catatonic)and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour(brave and stoic) is literally like the old adage of the difference between night and day.