Um? Suw is British. I am not sure if she is a patriot or not, but even if she was, it would not change the comments she has made here. Her assertion is not that Bush & Co. are to 'blame' for the hurricane. But they should be held responsible for the lack of an appropriate or immediate response. After the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean the US, and others, had aid being dropped into the worst affected regions within 48 hours. It took almost a week before aid was dropped into New Orleans. Does the US President care more about foreigners than his own people? It is true that most people do not know how to plan for disaster, but the amazingly prompt response that the military had to the Tsunami, which was totally unexpected unlike this hurricane, gave us a taste of an appropriate and compassionate response. People have got angry because in an area where bad hurricanes are common, there were seemingly no contingency plans, and a seemingly apathetic response. As for some people not having a way out. The city busses were still in their depots. If the city, state and federal authorities had actually cared enough for the poor who could not afford to escape, and could not find a good samaritan, then they would have used these busses to get people out of there. They didn't. What does that tell you about their compassion for their fellow man?