但政府对飓风卡特里娜的处理却被很多人称作“国家的耻辱 ” ， 在这样的情况下，质问我们的国家领袖恰恰是民主自身提出的要求。
But asking hard questions of our nation’s leaders is exactly what democracy demands when the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina is widely viewed as “a national disgrace.”