Barack Obama actually said...

"Well, the key is that they started planning early, which is something that, obviously, they did not do last time."

"A government can't do everything, but one thing it can do is help communities recover after a flood."

"Well, first of all, our thoughts and prayers are with them. And obviously, this is an extraordinary thing to have to go through, particularly for families who had to go through this three years ago, h..."

"I think it's important to understand that it's going to take probably a couple of days before people are able to make a clear assessment that the levees held and that things are safe."