Magic Eight Ball? There was the biggest hurricane in recent history bearing down on the most vulnerable city in the gulf, and we weren't prepared for it. That was a **** up. Whose **** up it was, I dunno, but somebody was sleeping at the wheel. It doesn't really matter now though, as getting the situation in hand is a heck of a lot more important than trying to assign blame.
I don't think it's any secret that I think Bush is a worthless heap, but at least he was smart enough to cancel his vacation and get to work when the poop hit the fan.
In a perfect world I'd say we should examine what happened here when we're several months down the road, and figure out how to respond better next time. But in reality, the most that will probably happen is politicians lighting up torches and looking for people to blame, and nothing will get fixed.