Is this the icing on the worst POTUS ever's cake?

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I thought Governor Blanco hesitated in handing over authority? According to this, authority was handing over two days prior to the storm hitting New Orleans. Again, why was their a delay? How is this local Governments fault? How come aid did not reach the citizens until Shrub arrived?

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Saturday, August 27

GOV. HALEY BARBOUR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MISSISSIPPI

5AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE

GOV. BLANCO ASKS BUSH TO DECLARE FEDERAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA: “I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and affected local governments, and that supplementary Federal assistance is necessary to save lives, protect property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster.”

FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARED, DHS AND FEMA GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO KATRINA: “Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency.”

http://www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline

[Tim4319]

1. Is this a dupe?