Is it really too much to ask for our President to be mentally inquisitive, reasoning and capable of thinking quickly, if not in advance, to do all that he can to save lives and manage a catastrophy.   Katrina showed all too clearly that no lessons were learned from 9/11.  If you look at Bush's administration, many things are being done, people are following through on ideas, money is being spent but I don't personally know the people who are benefitting.