Katrina Coverage

From Bush Adviser Acknowledges Lack of Preparation for Katrina:
White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend acknowledged yesterday that the government failed to prepare adequately for the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, noting studies of New Orleans's vulnerability to flooding and lessons from flawed U.S. responses to past natural and terrorist disasters.
Discussing the administration's internal inquiry […]

Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) says no thanks:
"Anyone who has basically had responsibilities to respond to this should not be the folks looking at it, in my judgment… I don't think [Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend] can be objective because, frankly, I would want to know what was she doing in that time, before the storm, […]

According to this Sep. 12 entry:
…there was one phone call that Gov. Blanco made to the President and he wasn’t available to take it - so it was fielded by White House National Security Advisor Frances Townsend…
Previously: "Bush advisor to investigate Bush administration response". The advisor in question is Townsend.
What they discussed in the call […]

Despite the Banana Republicesque appearance of the move, the Bush administration has selected his homeland security advisor, Fran Townsend, to lead in internal probe into the federal response to Katrina, Reuters says.
…A separate congressional inquiry will also investigate what went wrong with the federal response. But Bush so far has refused to back calls from […]