Actually, GUEST G, you apparently missed missed one of the lessons... The Natiopnal Response Plan that the Bush administartion had in place autghorizes a "federal" response should local or state authorities be overwhelmed.... I would suggest that was the case with Katrina...

That's my point here and that's why the "gate" in KatrinaGate...

1. The Feds supposedly had a plan...

2. Bush was warned that the plan would be needed by Micheal Brown...

3. Bush ignored the catastrophy...

And I guess what is so amazing that with all the mis=steps of the Bush administartion, Brownie, who was doing his job with waht few tools were left in FEMA to act, took the weight...

Had Bill Clinton done exactly what Bush did you Bushites would be making every argument that I have made here...

Does that make me a Clinton apologists??? Heck no!!! Didn't care for his policies either but at least he wasn't the one responsible for gutting FEMA and kicking it down the ladder...

Bobert