Right Wing Weather Machine?

Over the past week I've spent many hours watching the disaster in New Orleans. There is no doubt that this will go down in US history as one of the worst natural disasters of all time. It's brought out the best, and the worst, in all who have been involved. We've seen heroic rescues, opportunistic criminal activity, and tragic loss...But I keep coming back to one glaring question: Why? Why were there this many people in the city when Katrina made landfall? I've heard plenty of excuses, some of which are valid (of course the sick and elderly would have a tough time getting out). I've heard that because people were poor, they had no transportation, and thus they couldn't leave. Here's the problem with that. Let's say that I had 48 hours to leave a city, 48 hours until a massive hurricane (one that has been touted as being incredibly destructive) hits my city. Now lets say that I don't have a car. Mankind has been blessed with built in transportation devices called "legs". I don't want to sound cold, but if I thought my life was in danger, I wouldn't mind hoofing it several miles to get out of harms way. It's becoming widely known that the New Orleans evacuation plan was left wanting, and that officials did not want to have to issue a "mandatory evacuation", and now we see the results. As expected, people are starting the blame game. The left has blamed Bush for not acting quickly enough, the greens have blamed Bush for not signing the Kyoto treaty, and the Mayor of New Orleans has blamed everyone under the sun. Let's make something clear, hurricanes occur naturally, many times a year, and have done so for thousands of years. Don't let Bush off the hook yet though, it is possible that Karl Rove has developed a time machine that has allowed Bush to travel through time and spur these hurricanes with the magical R.W.W.M. (Right wing weather machine). They are a devious lot, and we know that Rove, being a dark Jedi master, has access to such technology. The argument that the hurricane was caused by global warming is the biggest, smelliest, steaming pile that I've heard in some time. Prove it. Even if, by some chance, it was caused or intensified by global warming, do you really think signing the Kyoto treaty would have helped? Believe it or not, the USA is not the leading polluter on this earth, look to the far east for those culprits. It would appear that disaster relief was slow to start, but don't blame the president for that. It is the governors responsibility to deploy national guardsmen (it's actually a law, otherwise the president could declare martial law anywhere, at any time). It's sickening to see these political games being played out while people are still in the water, common decency is a thing of the past. Why can't everyone just acknowledge that this was a terrible disaster, then move forward in the reconstruction process? As looney as it sounds, New Orleans does need to be rebuilt. Even though it's below sea level, and is a stones throw from the sea (no doubt a bad combination) it is a major business hub for the US. Granted, it will take considerable time and money to rebuild, but labor should not be an issue. There are going to be thousands of people out of work in the New Orleans area, what would be better than hiring these people on to rebuild their own city. I believe it would instill a pride in the residents of New Orleans like they've never known. If you pour your own blood, sweat, and tears into something you have that much more respect for it, and in our day, respect is something that's in short supply.