Not only did Cass agree with President Clinton , but oh dear God, I agree with Newt Gingrich!

"I think it puts into question all of the Homeland
Security and Northern Command planning for the last four years, because
if we can't respond faster than this to an event we saw coming across
the Gulf for days, then why do we think we're prepared to respond to a
nuclear or biological attack?" said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

And they didn't know that the levees would unleash? Says who? From Craig Crawford

"Before we buy the claims of politicians that there was no way to
predict or prevent the sinking of New Orleans, it's worth asking how
Mr. Bill knew? That's right, the hapless clay figure once featured on
NBC's Saturday Night Live starred in a prophetic public service announcement earlier this year to raise awareness about the environmental conditions that could lead to a hurricane drowning the city.

The total disconnect between those "in charge" and those "in the trenches" CNN takes it on with real quotes from both.   You decide.

Around a year ago on this day..

• Saturday Sky - 2006
• Cassidy's 8th Birthday - 2006