From my count, there were about 200 protesters on hand. A MoveOn organizer told me he thought there were between 200 and 300 but acknowledged, “you’re going to hear numbers higher and lower than that.” Hey, to his credit, that’s a guy that knows how protests get covered. But one statistic stands out: MoveOn only had two Katrina survivors on hand. And while there’s little doubt both do not support the president (Katrina survivor Iona Renfroe told reporters as much), they kept their criticism somewhat muted when compared to the other protesters.

Nonetheless, Iona Renfroe has said some pretty bad things. She accused the president of saying Katrina victims were “not worth saving” when no one in the administration has uttered something so vile. Renfroe also acknowledged to the crowd, “I made a conscious decision not to leave,” when evacuation orders were given. She had access to a vehicle and places to go for safety but chose to ignore the warnings. She also was rescued within 48 hours of the storm. I do not mean to be insensitive, but Renfroe ignored warnings and they used rescue efforts and resources that could have gone to people who didn’t have the option of leaving. And now she says the federal government owes her answers? Sounds like the other way around to me.