[CedarDave]

There was a discussion somewhere on the earlier thread about how they were whining about funding for upgrades to pumps, levee's, etc. being cut following 9/11. Didn't take a rocket scientist to see that would lead right to Bush bashing.

Of course, if the Clinton toons hadn't turned their heads to Osama and friends in the 90's, maybe we wouldn't had 9/11 and their would have been money for fixing/upgrading the systems.

Finally, I think the entire system was designed to hold a Cat 3 storm not a near direct hit from a Cat 4. Blame NO's location being below sea level for most of the problem. It was inevitable that someday a nasty hurricane would take it out.

[jayef]

The pumps and levees are a local responsibility.