Anyone seeking to understand the roots behind the tragic devastation of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans should trace it to two key statements that reveal what the Cheney-Bush Junta is all about.  

The saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" was never truer than when George Bush, wearing a tux for a very special occasion, faced a roomful of fat cat contributors at a Republican fundraiser and exclaimed with a grin, "Some call you the elite.  I call you my base."

Laughter exploded throughout the room.  Bush chortled joyously about his fat cat roots.  The assembled gathering was there to thank him for his generous tax cuts for the wealthy and through providing checks of large amounts sent a message that they anticipated more of the same.

The second important statement came from issues management strategist Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.  To acknowledge favoring tax reform is akin to saying one is opposed to sin, so it is necessary to study Norquist's agenda to see where he is coming from and it is best summarized in the statement, "It is our desire to drown government in the bathtub."  It is then essential to ascertain what fits into Norquist's definition of "government" and observe is not in favor of reducing the military or the thought police established under the so-called Patriot Act.