One thing y'all are not realising is that there were TWO disasters, not one. The storm and the failure of the levy/pump system.No one expecetd them both at the same time. This is why it turned out the way it did. Had the levys held, N.O would be damaged but standing. Never ceases to amase me how fast liberals point fingers. Why should people be dependant on the govenrment for basic living needs? They knew the storm was coming, they were told to leave. They neither stocked up on food and water or left and somehow this is Bush's fault?