katrina
i'd sure like to blame bush for the extra destruction leveled by hurricane katrina. unfortunately that position isn't as supportable as us bush kickers would like. hurricanes are likely a wee bit stronger due to global warming. but not much. cutting federal funds to maintain the levies and pumps probably made things worse. but not much. shipping off the national guard to fight a stupid war on the other side of the world probably had a negative impact. but not much. putting a crony in charge of fema instead of someone with experience probably made things worse. but not much. homeland security paranoia probably diverted needed attention away from disaster relief and made things worse. but not much. adding many layers of bureaucracy to fema which used to be cabinet level probably made things worse. but not much. building a city on "land" at elevation below sea level and surrounded by water is probably where the fingers point.