Put Katrina in one hand and Ebola in the other,
see which one melts your liver first.
Ebola...not Bush’s fault.
I don’t think it’s incompetence. It’s all political calculation. The last thing Obama and the CDC wanted was to admit there is problem right before an election.
If Obama and the CDC were forthcoming with information and took appropriate actions (such as banning travel), then there is a perception of a problem. In their mind, the last thing they want is people panicked about this right before an election.