Katrina Coverage

In a word, no. Since the blame appears to be shared among the federal government and those in the states and localities, and since it appears to touch both Republicans and Democrats, any investigation needs to be handled by a group that is above partisanship and political favor. The investigation needs to be conducted in as transparent a manner as possible and hopefully not by Washington (or Louisiana) insiders.

In fact, the article "Bush Says He'll Find Out What Went Wrong" sounds slightly like that that might appear in the Cuban press:

Buffeted by criticism over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said Tuesday he will oversee an investigation into what went wrong and why _ in part to be sure the country could withstand more storms or attack.

Bush also announced he is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to the Gulf Coast region on Thursday to help determine whether the government is doing all that it can…

[Bush said:] "Bureaucracy is not going to stand in the way of getting the job done for the people… What I intend to do is lead an investigation to find out what went right and what went wrong… We still live in an unsettled world. We want to make sure we can respond properly if there is a WMD (weapons of mass destruction) attack or another major storm… One of the things people want us to do here is play the blame game… We got to solve problems. There will be ample time to figure out what went right and what went wrong."

…Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had told reporters Monday that the Homeland Security Committee would convene hearings as Congress returns this week to examine the "weaknesses and strengths" of the federal response and to "apply the lessons learned."

…Bush did not respond directly when asked if anyone on his disaster response team should be replaced…

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