I wouldn't fault him for that. Anyone would do the same if they had the stuff at their disposal.
Evacuating his OWN family while he dithers if he has legal authority to evacuate the city? I fault him for it. And will place a lot of blame squarely on his shoulders.
Does he not understand that mayors have evacuated their cities along the coast for years? Does he think they are all acting illegally?
My God!
Last I looked at this thing, it was a Cat 2 or 3 meandering in the Gulf. Now it's a Cat 5 aimed pretty squarely at New Orleans? Good Lord.
Katrina is quite the nasty bitch, eh?