The government response is being criticized everywhere, but no one seems to realize the extent of the dmage. The focus has been primarily on New Orleans, but that is a small picture. The damage extends 200 miles or more from the coast line. There is no fuel avaialbe south of I-20. Little to no grocery supplies either according to my family. Some hospitals south of I-20 are operating on emergency power and generators. The guardsmen most likely fled the carnage prior to the hurricane hit and the roads were pretty much impassable for one or two days. Cell phones towers and lines are down so there is little to no communications. A massive relief effort takes time. Remember initally right after the hurricane hit, the news folks were down on Bourbon Street at a party, no one knew what was coming at that time. I sympathize with all the parties here.

BTW John we are not the only ones with little to no ecologic sense. MOst of the world's scientists seem to agree that this is anatural cycle of events, though I lend credence to the fact that most of these storms serve to dissapate heat. The world is a crowded place and therefore prone to heat up. There will be solutions out there we just have to get everyone to accept them.
Tommy