Hurricane Katrina Left a Mark on George W. Bush’s Presidency

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I am a survivor of Katrina. I'm not a criminal, a former resident of the 9th ward. I'm just a person who lost their whole life's belongings to an act of nature. I live in a country where I thought I would be taken care of if a disaster ever occurred. I was wrong. I don't come from a slacking family. We work and pay taxes. We're upstanding citizens. But we were left out, literally, to dry by our government. The state government of Louisiana was extremely overwhelmed. It is ridiculous to say they didn't need the help of the federal government. If you did not experience Katrina you have no idea what was happening. It is the U.S. government's job to quickly aid their own people when they are in desperate need. The Bush adminiatration did not do this.

Katy of TX 1:30PM January 09, 2009

Yes, Katrina was a tragedy, but this was a localized disaster and the area has a mayor, city council, parish president, state disaster agencies and a governor. They failed to recognize the enormity of the situation and their lack of preparedness, so they didn't even know to ask for federal help. Blanco and Nagin should be strung up as the failures here. I think the shock of losing their political power base caused them to freeze in actually doing the job they campaigned for.

of GA 9:46AM December 22, 2008

I voted for him but he dropped the ball with his appt. of Brown-which tragically cost not just N.O but the resulting resentment in Houston of having a cheap ward politico (Mayor Bill White ) use the huddled mass of storm flushed criminals expand his Democratic Party base.Do I sound cynical ,bitter ? Ask the rest of the major cities Police depts. how they feel about the Katrina effect. If Bush had addressed this situation better .Sen Obama would still be practicing his speeches in front the bathroom mirror.

John of TX 12:29PM December 17, 2008

The most corrupt and incompetent administration in U.S. history. Our economy is in shambles, our military is stretched too thin and worn out, and even our traditional allies do not respect us. Our people are more divided than we have been at any time since the Civil war. We would have been much better off with Nixon and Agnew.

Roger of CA 12:45AM December 12, 2008

This wasn't GW's fault.
The states totally fail it's citizens.
They were warned and decided to do nothing. Then the storm hits and all of a sudden Bush doesn't like black people.
This country has lost it's mind.
Common sense say when warned of a huge storm coming your way you should get out of the way, not roll the dice and hope it misses you.

Larry of CA 6:25PM December 11, 2008