Katrina

The GAO issued a highly critical report on the government’s response to Katrina. They especially criticized the failure of the White House to name a single individual, accountable to the President, to oversee all governmental efforts. An internal Administration review has identified 60 flaws in the Federal government’s response plan. Representative Tom Davis (R-Va.), who requested the GAO study said:

The director . . . of the National Hurricane Center said this was the big one, but when this happened . . . Bush is in Texas, Card is in Maine, the vice president is fly-fishing. I mean, who's in charge here?