Liar.

Preznit 38%...

The storm involved a massive flood, a major supply and security operation, and an evacuation order affecting more than a million people. It was not a normal hurricane – and the normal disaster relief system was not equal to it.

The storm was normal in every respect. It was big, sure, but that's hardly abnormal, certainly not unprecedented. That's why it's called a 'natural' disaster. It's perfectly natural for such a storm to occur.

Perfectly normal.

Completely predictable.

Actually predicted.

And the flood? No, the flood wasn't normal, because it wasn't natural. It's relationship to the storm is indirect. The flood was the result of human failure to prepare for the perfectly natural, perfectly normal, completely predictable, actually predicted storm.

More specifically, the flood was the result of the federal government's commitment to the safety and security of the people of New Orleans. No matter how hard they work to spread the blame between various jurisdictions for problems with the evacuation and rescue efforts in the wake of the flood, the responsibility for the failure of the levees rests on the people responsible for the integrity of the levees. That's the executive branch of the federal government, via the agency of
the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Congressional majority, who failed in their responsibilities for both funding and oversight.

The Republican government rolled the dice with the lives of the people of New Orleans as the wager. The bet was that the widely anticipated 'big storm' would hit on someone else's watch.

They lost their bet. New Orleans has paid the price. There are more immediate concerns, but any comprehensive solution must include the end of Republican government in the United States.

It's true…