Below The Beltway

New Orleans Mayor Ray “Chocolate City” Nagin is at it again:
New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin has suggested that the slow recovery and rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — which has prevented many black former residents from returning — is part of a plan to change the racial makeup and political leadership of [...]

That, among other things, is the only conclusion that can be reached in the wake of an investigation from the General Accounting Office of the funds paid out by FEMA in the wake of last year’s hurricanes.
WASHINGTON — The government doled out as much as $1.4 billion in bogus assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina [...]

“In Louisiana, it was left for the federal government to fill the void, and you can see the consequences.” Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL)October 24, 2005
Governor Blanco, Mayor Nagin, its called leadership.
H/T: Gateway Pundit

Apparently, Katrina evacuees in Massachusetts have been having their own version of Mardi Gras at our expense.

Hurricane Katrina evacuees hastily handed $2,000 in federal relief money last month have been living it up on Cape Cod, blowing cash on booze and strippers, a Herald investigation has found.Herald reporters witnessed blatant public drinking at a Falmouth [...]

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating reports that police officers were involved in the post-Katrina looting. Here are the findings so far.
Police spokesman Marlon Defillo said police are looking into the possibility that up to 12 officers were involved in misconduct.
The Police Department has 1,750 officers.
He rejected the use of the term “looting” [...]

Its been a month since Katrina hit, but the moonbats are still coming out.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ? A state senator in Alabama says Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment on a sinful part of America.
State Sen. Hank Erwin, R-Montevallo, wrote in a weekly column for news outlets: “New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always [...]

BBC Correspondent Justin Webb takes a look at America’s response to Hurricane Katrina and proves that, like most European leftists, he just doesn’t get it.
Rita and Katrina have both been events of massive force, sweeping away an awful lot, but Katrina - because of the ghastly failure of the authorities to prepare and to rescue [...]

There’s no question that the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had a significant impact on the Bush Administration. The President’s approval numbers are at all time lows, and the administration itself seems to be less confident in a way that hasn’t been seen since before 9/11. In today’s Washington Post, there’s this report about the administration’s [...]

Katrina and Rita. Both Category 5 hurricanes. The Gulf Coast at risk in both cases. But, this time, there’s a big difference………
Houston:

New Orleans:

No further words necessary.
Hat Tips: Michelle Malkin and Jason Smith.
Linked with today’s Beltway Traffic Jam and Mudville Gazette’s Open Post

“Don’t get stuck on stupid.”
That was the advice of Lt. General Russel Honre, head of the federal relief effort in the Gulf, to a particularly stupid set of questions from reporters.
Let’s not get stuck on the last storm. You’re asking last storm questions for people who are concerned about the future storm. Don’t get [...]