As well as our brilliant director of Homeland "Security", Michael Chertoff:

"It wasn't until comparatively late, shortly before -- a day, maybe a day and a half, before landfall -- that it became clear that this was going to be a Category 4 or 5 hurricane headed for the New Orleans area."

Democrat OR Republican (or some other party), for someone responsible for the security of our nation to be that completely out of touch is frightening as all hell.