Spinal Tap vs. Katrina-- well, vs Katrina Myths

Harry Shearer has continued, over the years, doing whatever he can to explain the real causes of the Drowning of New Orleans. Hint-- it wasn't the storm so much as incompetence and corruption.

It was clear for years what was needed to protect New Orleans. Somehow, nobody could be bothered to do what was needed. Here's the short version:

"Two independent teams of scientists and engineers investigated the cause of the flooding, and they reached remarkably similar conclusions. The event, they agreed, was a man-made disaster—the result of more than fourdecades’ worth of mistakes, misjudgments, and misfeasance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency tasked by Congress to build a hurricane protection system for the city. Had the system worked correctly, one of the investigators said, the worst effect of Katrina on New Orleans would have been “wet ankles.”"

Here's the long version:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/hurricane-katrina-anniversay-201008