When the command structure failed... Who's to blame? Katrina: Pointing Fingers

Jon Christian Ryter's Conservative World ^ | September 5, 2005 | Jon Christian Ryter

[EveningStar]

Put a public school teacher in the governor's mansion and you'll have a pedagogue as the chief executive every time. It really doesn't matter how long she's in office, she'll always be a schoolmarm who's out of her element and in over her head—the Peter Principle epitomized. Unfortunately for the people of New Orleans, it took a crisis of cataclysmic proportions in which thousands of people suffered physical deprivation and emotional humiliation—and hundreds died before anyone realized that when you elect a follower as your leader, no one makes realistic plans for the crisis until a catastrophe occurs, and while waiting for someone to say, "This way, follow me..." everyone becomes hopelessly entombed in dispair. And, that's what happened in New Orleans.

[EveningStar]

I've never heard of this author before. Pretty good article.

[frannie]

You must have read the entire article, as I did. He is an excellent writer and I agree with 90% of what he has written.

[TomB]

Put a public school teacher in the governor's mansion and you'll have a pedagogue as the chief executive every time. It really doesn't matter how long she's in office, she'll always be a schoolmarm who's out of her element and in over her head

Huh?

That's kind of a stupid generalization to make.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I agree. The last part about Dems holding up the Chief Justice because John Paul Stevens would be in charge is chilling.

IMHO it's time for President Bush to take the gloves off.

[EveningStar]

agreed

[EveningStar]

ping

[Angel]

Great Article. Thanks for posting it.