Yes, I was. I remember that the Army Corps of Engineers had been warning of the dangers of the levees failing for years. And I remember that Republicans since Reagan have failed to maintain, build or repair infrastructure so that bridges and levees were in very bad shape.
I remember that the US Weather service warned the City of New Orleans on Tuesday, that the City would take a direct hit from the storm, and I remember that NOTHING was done to evacuate the City. The power company evacuated their trucks, equipment and techical staff which is why they were able to restore electrical power so quickly, but nothing was done to evacuate the citizens - especially the poor and the elderly in low income districts.
In the wake of the Hurricane, Republicans viewed the whole thing as an opportunity to use eminent domain to seize waterfront property in Ward 9, and shut down the public school system, replacing it with charter schools. And an opportunity to get poor people out of New Orleans altogether.
In fact, W's response to Katrina was such a total clusterfuck of graft, corruption and mismanagement, that 28% of Republicans blame Obama for it.
Surprising Number Of Louisiana Republicans Blame Obama For Katrina Response
www.huffpost.com
A conservative meme resurfaces after the deadly flooding in Baton Rouge.
newrepublic.com
This is more like Benghazi. It happened on September 11th, and on the morning of September 12th, Republicans falsely blamed Democrats for failing to protect the Ambassador, and covering up the attack.
The bodies weren't even cold, and no one knew what had happened, but that didn't stop Republicans from politicizing these deaths, and even Ambassador Stevens' family begging them to stop has done little in all these years to stop the lies.