I saw the Mayor of N.O. speak yesterday and he made it clear that he didnt have the authority to order a mandatory evacuation, he said "That has to come from someone higher than me."
And the governor said it was up to him. The President, the actual President, had to get involved, not in reassurances of aid and cleanup, but to talk them into evacuation. I still can't believe it.
Grand Isle, LA...Water covering Rt 1 already for, 2-3 hrs FOX is reporting
Of course he should have to order the evac. The whole thing is his fault! Global warming, you know. Maybe the UN can draw up a proposal to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future?
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