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Four days after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, George W. Bush said “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.”

Liar.

Video shows Bush got explicit Katrina warning

In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage.

Bush didn’t ask a single question during the final briefing before Katrina struck on Aug. 29, but he assured soon-to-be-battered state officials: “We are fully prepared.”

How anyone can still claim to support this man or believe a word that comes out of his mouth is beyond me.

Study: Few Americans Know 1st Amendment

Americans apparently know more about “The Simpsons” than they do about the First Amendment.

Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.

The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just one in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.

Joe Madeira, director of exhibitions at the museum, said he was surprised by the results.

Joe Madeira may be surprised, but I am not. This is, after all, the country that (supposedly) elected George W. Bush. Twice.