I think everyone is still frustrated that it took so long for the calvary to arrive once the levee broke.

However, the real problem is obvious in retrospect. They knew NOLA couldn't handle a major storm. The Hurricane seasons have been getting worse in the past few years due to a shifting Atlantic temperature cycle. This was a high probability event. Other countries have built effective public floodworks that prevent these kinds of disasters. We should have built one. The blame for failing to do so is bi-partisan.

Unfortunately, this country is now in a permanent election year, and so the partisan attacks have begun in earnest. The left says its all Bush's fault and that historically documented Atlantic cycles are caused by Global Warming. The right is shooting back at the state and local governments (which are run by Dems) while simultaneously failing to admit that anything might have been done wrong.

I've been trying to avoid memeing anything blatently partisan. I'm sick of what the political discourse in this country has turned into. Ya'll are all full of shit. EVERYONE (this means YOU) is at fault for failing to advocate a proper public works project. Shut the fuck up and give the Red Cross some money.

Now, having said all of that, if you haven't seen Kayne West's rambling comments on the NBC Katrina Telethon they are a must see, in high res if possible, if for no other reason then the look on Mike Meyer's face!

The link here is to a rap song about the flood that remixes his comment. Its good. I really like it. So I'm memeing it. If you really like Bush you might not like it. Unless you are able to ignore petty bullshit and see the truths in people's frustrations inspite of how they might articulate them.

Swam to the store, tryin' to look for food
Corner store's kinda flooded so I broke my way through
Got what I could but before I got through
News say the police shot a black man trying to loot

Boing Boing: Katrina: Kanye remixed: George Bush Don't Like Black People.