Hurricane Relief

I was leaning towards saying that the criticism of the government response to the Katrina disaster seems a bit unwarranted. Yes, what happened in New Orleans was horrible. But I'm not convinced that government could have done much better or that it's response to this disaster was any worse then other responses. But then I read this post. It talks about how disaster relief is remarkably better in swing states in even numbered years. I've noticed that as well. So if they can do it to make themselves look good in an election year, there is no excuse for dropping the ball for this odd numbered year disaster.