Who is to blame for New Orleans?

The Houston Home Journal (Warner Robins, GA) ^ | 09/07/2005 | William John Hagan

[Kay]

Good one.

[Salamander]

.....:)

[randog]

This week, rather then worrying about those dying throughout New Orleans, on two occasions he [Nagin] has told the press that the Central Intelligence Agency is trying to kill him.

LOL!!! Hadn't heard that one!

If we plan to save New Orleans, then President Bush has a moral responsibility to declare martial law in the state of Louisiana. He should then, promptly, strip both Blanco and Nagin of their power and turn it over to Giuliani as Temporary Military Governor of Louisiana.

Nice thought, but it'll never happen. Bush is perfectly happy to play whipping boy.

[TBP]

Plenty of blame to go around, but really, the Mayor and the Governor demonstrated typical liberal compassion and they ought to be impeached.

[Jeff Blogworthy]

Bush’s primary failure was that he did not force Gov. Blanco to request federal help sooner.

Force? We're demanding that presidents force governors now? Does not sound constitutional to me, tho' I'll defer to the experts. Seems like he was pretty insistent to me.

[Jewels1091]

Maybe the only thing Bush could have done differently is go on TV Friday or Sat and shame the gov to start evacuations. That way she would have had no choice.....

[Callahan]

The irony is moonbats are always accusing Bush of being a fascist dictator, blah blah blah. Then they complain when he doesn't act like one.

[tallhappy]

Who is to blame for New Orleans?

Blanco
Nagin
Chertoff
Brown

All should be fired.

Also: Drug addled thugs.

[Callahan]

When exactly did Blanco call for a mandatory evac?

[Redcloak]

Blame the French. They're the ones who stuck a city in the middle of a swamp.

[Jewels1091]

I think they started Sunday...but I may be wrong...does anyone know for sure.

[Jewels1091]

Plus, she NEVER had the interstate south bound blocked to all 4 lanes going north....NEVER!!!!

[Prime Choice]

Given the track records of incompetence of both Blanco and Nagin, the administration should have publicly demanded that Blanco authorize help prior to the 26th.

The Leftists would have howled that Bush was bullying Blanco and was trying to seize control of the state of Louisiana in violation of the Constitution (like the Leftists even respect our Constitution...ha!). Bush would have been demonized and Blanco would have been propped up as the victim.

Just like what's happening now.

[Prime Choice]

Blanco Nagin Chertoff Brown All should be fired.

You're much too kind. Were it up to me, they all would be up on charges of Depraved Indifference to Reckless Endangerment and Reckless Homicide with Intent to Commit Mayhem.

Were it up to me, they'd all be eligible for the needle in Federal Detention.

[roses of sharon]

Katrina? Wasn't there a hurricane there last week?

[Catholic Iowan]

"Also: Drug addled thugs."

These should be fired AT!

[D-fendr]

God called. Said He'd take the blame for Katrina if Nagging Nagin would just shut up.

[TAdams8591]

I don't agree. President Bush would have benn vindicated after the levee broke.

[TAdams8591]

I agree with the author. Good article.