When hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans a little more than ten years ago it was a category three storm that left a lot of property and death in its wake. At least 1,200 people died directly from the storm and the floodwaters it created. The most memorable thing about Katrina was how it revealed an underclass of people, mostly African-Americans who could not or would not retreat to safer ground.
Thus, within days America was witnessing the tragedy of people -- poor people -- suffering from lack of water and food. Many were stuck on rooftops waving down rescue helicopters, but a vast majority thought the government had provided shelter and food at the New Orleans Superdome. Well, the government let them down.
The bureaucrats in Washington working for President Bush shared the same attitude that many Americans had at the time.
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