Posted on 09/10/2005 9:00:31 PM PDT by Colonial Warrior
In a stark reminder of how drastically Hurricane Katrina has impacted the lives of New Orleanians, Mayor Ray Nagin has purchased a home for his family in Dallas and enrolled his young daughter in school there. Nagin, who spoke with The Times-Picayune by telephone from Dallas, where he has been since Wednesday, said he planned to return to New Orleans on Saturday. He said he will remain in the Crescent City while his family lives for the next six months in Dallas, making occasional visits to his family when possible. It’s not clear where Nagin will be living: His home along Bayou St. John suffered massive flooding, the mayor said, although he has not inspected it. In a brief but wide-ranging interview, the mayor reflected on the tragedies of the past two weeks, acknowledging that he may have made some mistakes but said that he hopes others in positions of authority – including President George W. Bush and Gov. Kathleen Blanco -- are scrutinized as closely as he and his staff have been. “I’m not pointing any fingers at anyone,” Nagin said. “But I was in the fire. I was down there. Where were they? I’m confident the truth is gonna come out. But I want everybody’s record analyzed just as hard as mine. “Listen, this was unprecedented. Nothing has ever happened like this. For people to sit back and say, ‘You should have done this, you should have done that’ … it’s Monday morning quarterbacking. They can shoot if they want, but I was there, and I will have the facts.”
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A must read....Nagin just bought a house for his family in Dallas TEXAS!
Wonder what the status of the Landrieu home(s)?
This guy is a loser. I guess for a New Orleans he's marvelous, but for anywhere else, he is a gasbag.
Is Dallas a "party town"?
LOL - There goes one rat from the sinking city.
Scrutinized??
lol lefties call this guy a hero.
Gee, how nice.
"Mayor Ray Nagin has purchased a home for his family in Dallas and enrolled his young daughter in school there."
Hopefully the school is close enough to walk to, otherwise grayound is going to have to send a bus from out of state to pick her up everyday.
I can not believe that Nagin has not yet resigned his office. Has he no shame?
Fleeing mayor PING!! When does his term expire?? When does the RAT party of LA expire? I think there may be a disintegratin' party situation happening down there, until Sharpton moves in.
I can't even read this. Next time when a Hurricane hits, speak out and use your bus-to-the-polls plan that you used on election day. That way, you have them all loaded up and ready to take out of the city, and therefore you won't have: Mad Max beyond Thunderdome at the Superdome.
damn straight it will and the GOP better not muck this one up!
Mary's mansion in Georgetown is just fine, thank you!
I hope he realizes that it wasn't the federal government jurisdiction down there in the first place.
Nagin and Blanco both had better hope it doesn't. Their political careers will be soooo over
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