The mayor is black,The mayors power structure is black, The police dept. (as corrupt as it is) is 70% black.

On The Bush response:
Chris Ruddy says:
"This fact – which needs to be repeated and remembered – is that in our country, state and local governments have primary responsibility in dealing with local disasters....."

Ruddy makes clear that:

• FEMA, was formed to coordinate and focus federal response to major disasters – to "assist" local and state governments......

• State National Guards answer first to the governor of each state, not to the president. The National Guard exists not to defend one state from an invasion by another state, but primarily for emergencies like the one we have witnessed in New Orleans and in other areas impacted by Katrina. See"
  Question? Why didn't the Governor call in her National Guard immediately?

• "New Orleans had 48 hours of warning that a major Category 4 or 5 would make landfall near the city, yet local officials apparently did little to prepare."
  I have a friend who vacated early to Houston. But he left with only the dogs and a suitcase. I thought it was just another false alarm he said. Where was the warning?

• "And New Orleans' city leaders did almost nothing to evacuate the portion of the population with no transportation. In failing to follow their own evacuation plan, these officials did little to pre-position food, water and personnel to deal with the aftermath." See buses above.

Ruddy goes on to point to the actual New Orleans Hurricane plan for evacuation. It says:

• "The authority to order the evacuation of residents threatened by an approaching hurricane is conferred to the Governor by Louisiana Statute. "

• "This authority empowers the chief elected official of New Orleans, the Mayor of New Orleans, to order the evacuation of the parish residents threatened by an approaching hurricane."
  The first mandatory evacuation came yesterday...almost a week post Hurricane.

• "The city's plan also specifically called for the use of city-owned buses and school buses to evacuate the population."
  OOPS!

Ruddy goes on to ask,"But why should the New Orleans mayor and Governor Blanco take responsibility when they can blame George Bush and the Republicans in Washington?"...

"With congressional elections fast approaching, Democrats who are out of power in every branch of the federal government know they need to change the tide quickly."....

"They have apparently seized on the Katrina disaster to harm the president politically."

The AP predicted what would happen in New Orleans.
"Noted the AP then: "New Orleans dodged the knockout punch many feared from the hurricane, but the storm exposed what some say are significant flaws in the Big Easy's civil disaster plans."

It seems this disaster was predicted by more than just the AP.

And just when they get what they want with all the help, they turned the help away. Red Cross was blocked from delivering supplies to the Superdome

And This LA official calls the Fed murderers. Maybe Bush can make it all better by turning back time.

And for the people who want to rewrite history, watch this news clip as Bush declared LA a disaster area prior to the Hurricane even hitting.