"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees..."

Tell me again... why is anyone supposed to take this President seriously?

AP: Tape: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina

In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage.

Bush didn't ask a single question during the final briefing before Katrina struck on Aug. 29, but he assured soon-to-be-battered state officials: "We are fully prepared."...

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Video link... here.

34% is too high for this man.

Not only was he criminally negligent in his handling of the New Orleans disaster (a crime here in the real world), but now we know he is a liar. Republicans get mad when people accuse the President of lying about the case for war in Iraq and insist there is no definitive proof that he did. That's debatable... this is not. He stated, in no uncertain terms, that no one could have anticipated the levees' destruction. Yet he was briefed on it personally before the storm hit. He asked no questions, he insisted it was under control. And it's all on video for the world to see now. Your national security President, ladies and gentlemen.

Makes that blowjob look even more insignificant, no?

[UPDATE: Proving again they're only interested in disclosure if it serves their purposes, the White House is attempting to limit the fallout of this by leaking to Newsweek the transcript of a videoconference call after the administration "initially told Congress that no such document existed". It paints a bigger picture, but doesn't refute that the President clearly knew of the danger to New Orleans and failed to act. Are Americans fully prepared for the truth?]

[UPDATE 2: Greg Saunders is right... the President is a national disgrace.]