Following up on my previous post, be sure to read Popular Mechanics’ excellent article: Debunking Katrina Myths .

MYTH: “The aftermath of Katrina will go down as one of the worst abandonments of Americans on American soil ever in U.S. history.”—Aaron Broussard, president, Jefferson Parish, La., Meet the Press, NBC, Sept. 4, 2005

REALITY: Bumbling by top disaster-management officials fueled a perception of general inaction, one that was compounded by impassioned news anchors. In fact, the response to Hurricane Katrina was by far the largest—and fastest-rescue effort in U.S. history

Check out the first look evaluation of the Congressional Report On Hurricane Katrina by the Popular Mechanics Science Blog.

We’ve given the report an initial read and found it riddled with poor logic, internal contradictions and exaggerations…