New Orleans tragedy

This is such a horrible situation. It's so frustrating that this was predicted years ago.

They Knew What to Expect

In comments on Thursday, President Bush said, "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." But LSU engineer Joseph Suhayda and others have warned for years that defenses could fail. [.....] predicted that 200,000 people or more would be unwilling or unable to heed evacuation orders and thousands would die, that people would be housed in the Superdome, that aid workers would find it difficult to gain access to the city as roads became impassable, as well as many other of the consequences that actually unfolded after Katrina hit this week.

I don't know what's harder to watch, the looting (including by cops) or the politicians:

The big disconnect on New Orleans

"I've had no reports of unrest" - Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response.