Honest analysis of what we an learn from Katrina is very important. However, political yakking and finger-pointing are counter-productive, and any politician who attempts to take political advantage of this should be thrown out of office fast.
Not going to happen. Infighting and finger-pointing is often unseemly and counterproductive, but it is inherent in politics. Arguing against that on principle is as futile as trying to bail out New Orleans with tea cups. Worse, for anyone interested in politics, it fosters a sense of unreality and can lead to something worse than infighting and finger-pointing: coming off second best in such contests.
A Fox reporter just interviewed an evacuee at the Astrodome, and I quote: "The mayor's doing everything he can, but the federal government has to do more!"
The "more" he was referring to this time was to open more FEMA, HUD and Social Security (read welfare) offices in Houston -- never mind the folks back home -- in LA, MS and AL -- who are still stranded and need all the help they can get -- yup, whatever the federal government does, it always "has to do more."
I've got to hand to LA politicians, they sure know how to play the game of deflecting blame, while salivating, as Landrieu did even before the storm hit, over the billions coming their way.
She doesn't give a damn about the people who died due to the LA government's negligence; it's all about the money, as it is for that man in Houston.