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On Monday morning, only hours after Katrina hit, Bush flew from his vacation ranch to meet John McCain for Birthday cake and a fund raising event. On Tuesday while thousands in New Orleans were in attics and roof tops trying to escape the drowning waters, our President George W. Bush was in California playing the guitar - this even after CNN reported on Monday Night that people was heard crying out for help in the darken city. On Friday of that week, Bush congratulates FEMA director Michael Brown. 'Heck Of A Job, Brownie' Bush said.

Make no mistake about it, all levels of government failed the citizens of New Orleans during Katrina - local, State, and yes Mr. President...the Federal Government as well.

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The problem really is Bush bashers. They can not admit they might be wrong about anything concerning Bush.

The places that Katrina damaged horrendously was a line east of New Orleans ripping NNE several hundred miles creating a wide area of devastation and impassible roads. The wind damage to New Orleans was very minimal.

1. Prior to landfall the Governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency that would let the Federal agencies spring into action.

2. After landfall New Orleans gave a sigh of relief and the Governor rescinded that state of emergency.

3. Order of first responders is local, state, and federal. Those are in the order of speed to be able to respond because of distances involved.

4. Rain swelled Lake Pontchartrain and other lakes and streams in the area. After days the improperly cared for levies started to give way.

5. The Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisiana commanded the earliest responders. They were very disorganized. The Governor delayed issuing an state of emergency and Bush had to plead with her for a day before she issued one.

6. Only after the Governor issued that could FEMA begin to respond. Keep in mind that Katrina sliced a line blocking anything coming from the southeast. Only from the north and west could FEMA responders come.

7. As they started to enter many were turned back by the Louisiana state police. Even the general Bush sent as requested had problems creating order out of chaos. Nobody knew what their job was.

Of course all of the above was Bush's fault. At least according to liberals. What angers me living just north of port Charlotte that was devastated a couple of years before is that FEMA got to New Orleans quicker than they were able to get to Florida areas but that was lost on liberal Bush bashers who only want to make anything Bush does horrid. They never live in the real world only their little world of hate.

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