Uncle Sam says...

I blame you!
We've heard the pleas from the Bush administration for the media not to play the blame game.
Well, guess what. Millions of people have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, and while we can blame the federal government and emergency agencies for their piss-poor response, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin should be in the crosshairs, as well.
The federal government cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers levee projects in New Orleans. That is true, and certainly the war in Iraq left the feds with less money.
While Nagin is screaming at FEMA and other federal officials to "get off their asses," he is conveniently forgetting to mention the he was made aware of Katrina's potential danger more than 48 hours before the hurricane hit New Orleans, and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco declared a state of emergency three days before Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
Yet, he didn't issue an evacuation order for another day.
The timeline is quite telling. Both the federal government and Mayor Nagin dropped the ball.
Just because Nagin is wading through the flood water while Pres. Bush is flying overhead doesn't relieve him of his responsibility to his residents.
Then again, I knew Katrina was going to hit, and I didn't do anything to aid the evacuation.
Hell. Blame me, too.