Katrina: Two Years Later [hilzoy]

Published: August 29, 2007, 11:30 pm

When George W. Bush finally managed to get to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, he said this: "Tonight I also offer this pledge of the American people: Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, we will do what it takes, we will stay as long as it takes, to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives. And all who question the future of the Crescent City need to know there is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and this great city will rise again." The electricity was turned on to light his speech, and then turned off again. That should have told us everything we needed to know about how much this President's pledge was worth. And in case we were still in doubt, the announcement that he had put Karl Rove in charge of reconstruction made it clear how serious he was about rebuilding one of America's greatest cities. Now, two years later, Douglas Brinkley writes about what has happened since then: "Over the past two years since Hurricane Katrina,

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