Thank President George W. Bush for Saving New Orleans from Flooding from Hurricane Isaac

The levees the Bush Administration had the Army Corps of Engineers construct around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina apparently spared the city from catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Isaac.  Isaac was far weaker than Katrina in terms of wind speeds, but because it was much slower-moving, it dumped much more rainfall on the area and produced a higher storm surge in some areas of Louisiana outside the Crescent City.  New Orleans was spared from such inundation because the levees held, unlike after Katrina.  Former President George W. Bush and the Republican Congress that approved the appropriation of billions of American taxpayers’ dollars for the project will probably receive little or no credit in the media for saving New Orleans from far worse flooding.  They and the American taxpayers deserve thanks for their successful efforts.

I also note a contrast between the way the disaster of Hurricane Isaac was handled by Louisiana’s Republican Administration under Governor Bobby Jindal than the way the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina was handled by the Democratic Administration before, during and after the storm, despite warnings beforehand from the Bush Administration.  Jindal had also won praise for his state’s handling of the BP oil spill two years ago, which, unlike hurricanes, was a matter of federal responsibility because it took place offshore and oil drilling is federally regulated.  The Pelican State Governor was among the many critics of the bureaucracy of the Obama Administration during the oil spill for hampering his efforts.  Louisiana was better prepared for this storm and its citizens took heed of the storm warnings more than the last time.