Reply #11: I will never ever ever ever forget Katrina, her victims and our governments (non)response

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

And I certainly remember who Bush was with and what they were doing (eating cake) while US citizens were drowned and ignored as they clung to life in their attics and in trees and on overpasses.

McCain COULD have said, "Hey, Georgie Boy, do you think maybe you ought to see if the US GOvernment might save some lives with this Katrina thing? I mean, heck, I know that it's a predominantly Democratic, Afro-American area with a Democratic Governor, and you think it would be great if you made some political hay if they looked bad, but, you, know, people ARE actually dying there. Maybe for once you could deal with a situation as though it involved Americans and not just "your base".

Depraved indifference is the term I have always felt was accurate.