To all of you that again want to blame Bush for this mess in Lousiana-use your heads. You're the reason the dems lost last time. There is no logic to your arguments, just emotion. Since when is Hurricane preparation a federal issue? When Sept. 11 happened, who did they turn to? Rudy, the mayor of NY. Why is it different in this? I'll tell you why, because you anti-bush people look for anything to put blame on him.
The budget for flood defences in LA was slashed by the Bush government. If more had been spent on flood prevention then maybe this mess wouldn't be so bad. Here's the story :
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article310195.ece