[Robert DeLong]

Most of the real problems were caused by Nagin and Blanco. But of course neither will ever get their deserved credit for their shortcomings in the Katrina debacle.

[USNBandit]

The sheeple don't understand that the federal government is supposed to provide a supporting role to state and local government in times of disaster, not be the lead agency when a local government still exists. What is amazing is how having a democratic governor go fetal position, and a mayor bury his head in a pile of coke somehow becomes the republican's fault.