Sen. John McCain, who is in New Orleans today, said that he would have handled Katrina differently if he had been president. He was openly critical of the Bush administration. From the New York Times:

Mr. McCain, who was on the fourth day of a tour of America’s “forgotten places” to try to prove that he is a kinder, gentler Republican, ticked off a long list of mistakes: “There was unqualified people in charge, there was a total misreading of the dimensions of the disaster, there was a failure of communications.’’

Later he swore that his administration wouldn't make the same mistake. “I promise you, never again,’’ he said. Reuters also has an article on McCain's trip, which is a bit more detailed. The stop in New Orleans comes after the Republican nominee spent some time in Alabama, in order to reach out to African-American voters.