“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”

George W. Bush (b.1946)

43rd president of United States 2001-2009

President George W. Bush said this to FEMA Director Michael Brown three days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, LA, in August 2005.

The Bush administration was widely criticized for its response to the disaster for a lack of preparation that left thousands of residents without food, water or shelter. New Orleans experienced 1,392 deaths from thirst, exposure, exhaustion and violence in the days after the storm had passed.

We should all take a sober lesson from past mistakes and ensure the citizens of Florida do not suffer a similar fate from Hurricane Milton.

*source: CNN