Tape: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina

"On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's fateful landfall, President Bush was confident. His homeland security chief appeared relaxed. And warnings of the coming destruction breached or overrun levees, deaths at the New Orleans Superdome and overwhelming needs for post-storm rescues were delivered in dramatic terms to all involved. All of it was captured on videotape."

"The Associated Press obtained the confidential government video and made it public Wednesday, offering Americans their own inside glimpse into the government's fateful final Katrina preparations after months of fingerpointing and political recriminations."

I just watched this report on TV this morning. It shows that, contrary to the Presidents' own words that nobody could anticipate the damage that would be caused by Katrina, he, and others, got plenty of info telling them about what could happen at landfall. It's being said there's no smoking gun, nothing new here, but it plainly proves that in spite of the warnings, the government took no firm action ahead of time, made no real effort immediately afterwords, then proceeded to lie their asses off about what the knew, and when they knew it.

However, when you think about it, there really isn't anything new, because we already know it's just too impossible to believe that none of them, or their aides and assistants, were paying any attention to any of the constant media coverage, before, during, and after the storm. While apologists are saying the tape proves nothing, it clearly shows another example of administration lies.