re: It is not happening before your eyes
The Left is in a full-bore Bush-bile orgasm over this right now. You wouldn't believe the things I'm reading on the web. There is absolutely nobody being blamed for relief problems, real or imaginary, except George W. Bush, personally. The entire state of Louisiana, from the governor down through the legislature to the mayor of New Orleans, is getting a total pass.
I commented on specific issues in this post. Most of what you are hearing in the news is, to put it mildly, inaccurate.