President Barack W. Obama celebrates Sen. John McCain's birthday
as Hurricane Katrina ravages the Gulf Coast in August 2005
According to
a new survey from Public Policy Polling, 29 percent of Louisiana Republicans blame President Obama for the federal government's botched response to Hurricane Katrina.
Yes, you read that right: Nearly one in three Louisiana Republicans blame Barack Obama, who had just been elected to the Senate and had yet to announce his presidential campaign, let alone actually become president, for the federal response to the August 2005 hurricane.
On its own, that would be funny enough. But it gets better, because that 29 percent figure is actually slightly higher than the 28 percent of Louisiana Republicans who blame President Bush, who was actually, you know, president. The remaining 44 percent (the figures add up to more than 100 due to rounding) said they weren't sure who to blame.
In other words, given a choice between President Obama and President Bush, more than 70 percent of Louisiana Republicans either blamed Obama or said they weren't sure who deserved more blame.
Given these numbers, I'd really hate to see who they blame for Dick Cheney.