The Los Angeles Times reports the White House has begun a public relations blitz to mark the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The Bush administration is attempting to convince the American public that it is fulfilling its promises to rebuild the Gulf Coast. On Wednesday, the president met with a Katrina survivor on the South Lawn of the White House. The man, Rocky Vaccarella, lost his home a year ago. On Wednesday he heaped praise on the president and said he wished Bush could have a third term in office. It turns out that Vaccarella once ran for public office as a Republican. Meanwhile Democrats on Capitol Hill have released a new report titled “Broken Promises: The Republican Response to Katrina.” The report argues that every aspect of recovery — including housing, business loans, healthcare, education and preparedness — suffers from a “failed Republican response marked by unfulfilled promises, cronyism, waste, fraud, and abuse.”