Johnson entered the crowded shelter in near-total darkness; there were only a couple of flashlights to lead the way.

"This is your President!" Johnson announced. "I'm here to help you!"



David Remnick's New Yorker article about Katrina begins with a stirring account of LBJ's swift, decisive reaction to Hurricane Betsy in September 1963. For all his many well-documented faults and mistakes, it is difficult to imagine him (or FDR!!) belonging to the same SPECIES as that mouth breathing seat-warmer Bush, let alone an occupier of the same job.