"We will learn from the lessons of the past to better protect the American people"

...President Bush said that today in a Cabinet meeting discussing the White House's internal Katrina report. Ironic, no? The White House's report basically states: We coulda done better. Thanks for your hard work figuring that out, guys! I'm sure the people of the Gulf Coast appreciate your wrist slapping too. We understand how uncomfortable it would be to actually hold some people accountable for this.

The AP article on the report states-

The report says that despite people and resources sent after the storm hit, "the response to Hurricane Katrina fell far short of the seamless, coordinated effort that had been envisioned by President Bush" when he ordered the government to craft disaster response plans two years earlier.

Gee willickers, ya think?!

The next time an American city is being destroyed, they promise to get it right.

Finally, The Onion has the scoop on new changes being made to FEMA-