Leadership During Hurricane Katrina Comparison Essay by Top Papers

The paper argues that when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the fall of 2005, Governor Blanco of Louisiana responded appropriately and as effectively as a governor with limited state resources could have responded. The paper demonstrates how in contrast, George W. Bush disgraced the Presidency and the entire nation by demonstrating appalling apathy and incompetence as this Category 5 hurricane and ensuing floods ravaged America's fourth largest city and devastated many smaller cities and towns lying in its path.