It was about time for Bush to formally own up to the lack of federal "planning/response" for what took place in NO and the rest of the Gulf Coast. The rest of the country and world could see that the local, state, and federal responses were MIA for way too long.

Hopefully, the day isn't far off when Mayor Nagin and Gov Blanco will finally own up to their share of the blame for what passed for a "response" at their respective levels as well in Louisiana. Quoting Mary Landrieu in that article that mz references, she says "Accountability at every level is critical, and leadership begins at the top".

Maybe ONE thing people out of both parties at all levels of gov't might come to realize is that it isn't going to make us any safer, whether the subject at hand is terrorism or disaster response, to create more and more levels of federal bureaucracy. That they were/are inefficient does not excuse any loss of life that took place in NO/LA or all along the Gulf Coast that man somehow could have prevented.

However, if some panel decides that we need yet another Dept of Homeland Hacks to protect us from terrorists or disasters, God save us all.