Damn Gustav!

Can New Orleans get a break? I mean really! Fortunately, Mayor Ragin responded quickly, with plans to evacuate nearly 100% of the residents in the potential eye of the storm. But damn, seriously, how many people do you think will end up staying to save their tv? I mean for real.
Now I guess it's time to sit back and see how the political candidates respond to this disaster (in New Orleans, Texas, AND Mississippi). Have we really learned much from Katrina? It was a hard lesson learned, but I hope so...