katrina - one year later

So today is the anniversary of the worst national disaster in US history.  It remains a stunning reminder of the incompetence of governments at all levels, both in preparation and reaction.  But let's not forget that the incompetence gets worse as you go from local to state to the feds.  I'm convinced that W could have and should have handled this disaster much, much better than he did.  It remains a major blemish on an already spotty record. 

 

Here's what I wrote at the time.

 

You also have to wonder about the people of New Orleans, who voted Ray Nagin back as mayor.  I think that falls under the general heading "you get what you voted for".  If the city hasn't and doesn't rebound miraculously, this will be one of the reasons why.