Originally Posted by Tobra

Uh, really the responsibility for being unprepared is more on the Mayor of New Orleans, and the Governor of Louisiana. See, the way it generally works, the Governor of the state in question declares a state of emergency, then the Feds get in the game. The Mayor should have been telling people to get the fuck out of there(Baton Rouge is where that asinine soundbite was recorded, I believe) before. If they were too poor, or stupid to leave, they should have taken some minimal steps. Keep a few gallons of water handy, maybe some cans of tuna fish or jars of peanut butter, whatever. If you live in Cali, look in your phone book. There is something in there regarding what you should have, just in case an earthquake hits and your lights are out for a few days. Sure, this is a tragic situation, but by no means is it the responsibiity of the president. You may hate him, but he has plenty on his plate already. Some might say, but he has been on vacation for a month. My response to this would be, "If you honestly believe that the President of the United States of America takes a month completely off from work, I have some property to sell you in Mississippi."