202 days to go

"And Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
     —To FEMA director Mike Brown, who resigned ten days later amid criticism over his job performance; Mobile, AL; September 2, 2005

Mike Brown continued the lies during a Congressional investigation by going on record stating Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco never asked for Federal aid for New Orleans.

209 days to go

"If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps of Engineers that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we're cautious about encouraging people to return at the moment in history."
     —Washington, D.C.; September 19, 2005

Sadly, nobody told Dubya that the levees already broke three weeks prior to this statement.