Sorry; it was you who alleged lack of "foresight".
As for your disgust with people besotted with entitlement issues: welcome to my world. I've been dealing with that too. But it in no way excuses the shameful way GOP sock puppets have used our tragedy to score cheap points. A plague on both their houses.
To repeat my point: Katrina would have been a one-week headline if the federal flood protection hadn't failed. They owe us for that (just an hour ago mailed off my NFIP renewal premium -- coverage not required of me, btw). The harm we have suffered at the feds' hands and the fecklessness of local leadership are two separate and unrelated issues. Those who attempt to link them are playing a dirty game.
I never could stand Ridge. Viet Nam Vet - Fine; pro-choice - Not fine; Mouth too small for his fat face- whatever; would deliver PA for Dubya - oh yea?; = Loser