When the Levees Fail. Again.

Tyrone Turner/National Geographic

It appears the Bushies have done their usual bang-up job of repairing the levees in New Orleans. New Orleans' Rebuilt Levees "Riddled With Flaws"

Almost a year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared that it had restored New Orleans' levees and floodwalls to pre-Hurricane Katrina strength.

But the system is actually riddled with flaws, and a storm even weaker than Katrina could breach the levees if it hit this year, say leading experts who have investigated the system.
The unwelcome news comes as residents gird for what is predicted to be a "very active" Atlantic hurricane season, and as residents are still slowly rebuilding their homes and lives after Katrina.

During a recent inspection of the levee system with National Geographic magazine, engineering professor Bob Bea of the University of California, Berkeley, found multiple weak spots.

So much for the promise to build the levees to withstand a Category 5. Did they think no one was going to check their work? If there's another hurricane this year, I imagine Bush will say, "No one could have imagined that those levees weren't strong enough."

Bastards.