Reply #8: Bush had been in office for how long when Katrina struck?

[FrenchieCat]

Was it like 5 years? :shrug:

So even with all of what you have accurately pointed out that makes these
disasters different,
so does 5 years vs. 15 months....
and of course, not to mention how many holds on Obama appointees in the senate?
and of course, not to mention that helping people on the surface vs. stopping
a volcanic oil blowhole 1 mile down underwater ain't the same......but some want to pretend,
so be it.

If I had to choose, I'd take the challenge of getting airlifted supplies to those who need it,
over having to scuba dive 5000 ft down to plug up a guzzling giant hole shooting up oil.

Obama's katrina was Haiti. That was a natural disaster (also caused by man-made issues) in which the aftermath of how it would be handled was going to be based largely on our government's response.