Of Course They Screwed Up

So the big news today is that video that shows how informed FEMA and the President were about Katrina, days before it hit land. They knew it was Category 5, they knew the levees would likely break, etc. I am underwhelmed.

Not because it's not a big deal, which it is. It's a huge deal, but I thought so in the months after the hurricane when it was still fresh. It's still a huge deal, but here's the thing: so is everything else Bush has screwed up. I refuse to act like this is the last straw, or the final nail in the coffin, or any of those things, because it's just pathetic at this point. The Bush Administration cannot focus on anything it doesn't want to focus on, and the results of that--whether it be the thousands of lives lost in Iraq, or the thousands lost because of a natural disaster--are a constant source of confusion to me.

So this latest development doesn't shock or surprise. It doesn't even faze me. Nobody in Congress will do anything, and any sensible Republicans will be hushed up in favor of party unity. There is no excuse for this behavior, but hey--there hasn't been an excuse for anything they've done in the last 6 years. At this point, I'm fairly certain Bush could personally execute random tourists on the lawn of the White House, and the GOP would still rush to blame the media, Democrats, the terrorists, Europeans, and trial lawyers for good measure.

Post-script: Fantasy Life said it with more wit and fewer words.