Barbour and Riley got little to no help from the feds in the early stages but still got things done. That’s why their leadership was praised (and that’s the only reason either of them got a second term)
Ray Nagin had been a Republican and only switched parties in 2002 to run for mayor. I’m not talking partisanship here I’m talking leadership.
Riley, Barbour, Landrieu, Vitter, Jindal, Lott, AJ Holloway, Taylor all showed good leadership during the thing. They remained calm and composed and got a lot done.
I never said it was “all Bush’s fault” which is just stupid. However, the fact that FEMA trucks and crews were not pre-deployed was very clearly a failure on his part and the reason that I am criticizing him on this is that he comes from Texas, which gets hurricanes all the time and which he had handled well in the past.
He should have been willing to have been more forceful then he was and he should have been quicker in the response.
Why are you making all these excuses for the leaders of Louisiana?
It’s not Bush’s responsibility to be like a parent to remind his kids to close the door when they go out. For cry’n out loud. That’s why this people were elected.
Barber & Riley did what they were responsible for, take care of their own states. That’s called LEADERSHIP!