Ron, my reading of your post and subsequent reply could demostrate that I am "a little slow". Perhaps I am, but, your posting reflects that I am no slower than others. Only excuse I can muster id the lateness of the evening and the post concert party.

Do any of you "lefties" (and there is/was nothing wrong with being a "leftie" based on the ideals of the 60s and 70s. Excluding the Great Society. I was one for some time)realize that the response time of FEMA has always been 72 hours. There are more of a relief unit than a rescue unit. They were so hammered in NOLA and maybe some was deserved - we don't know the facts but they are slowly coming out.
The "dozens killed at the Superdome in the first couple days" have been verified to be a total of six; 4 of natural causes, 1 overdose and i suicide. Many other early reports are now being defined along the same lines.
I was hoping for a comment, pro or con, on my post involving the information we receieve from the media. Just listen for this week alone and see where the ghastly stories of the first week after Katrina to observe how some are contradicted. I gave you one example.
I am very ctitical of the TV, print and to a degree, radio broadcast media.. They have a penchant for gore, "if it bleeds, it leads", and to embellishing. If you pass a group of newspaper vending machines, our nature is to grab the one with headlines reflecting a major disaster as opposed to "city ends up year with surplus".
Again, CarolC, a very fine and honest post about the those responsible for the Houston debacle. SERIOUSLY! Not because you did not attack "my boy GWB". I have enough other items to grill him about without convoluting the facts or making up stuff.
Immigration, spending, war in Iraq. Keep in mind, I still beleive the war will be beneficial, I just think we went about it too caustiously; protecting Mosques, etc., when they were used as forts and ammo storage areas by the enemy.