Those numbskulls waited until the President called them--twice to get off their duffs and feebly attempt to motivate people.
It's all about leadership.
I do believe JB did all he could do for F & J and the other two, but our local county preparedness person totally dropped the ball. He LUCKED out that the storms were no worse than they were. Then he and the rest of his buddies patted each other on the back at their "success".
What a joke. Draconian curfews and other such day-after "preparation". What they put the poor people through AFTER the storm that had homes on the barrier island was unforgivable. (I'm on the mainland side)
I'm not saying I wouldn't bug out in the right situation, but what these idiots did will give me pause.
If someone needs to the governor or mayor to tell them whether to leave or not then I don't have anything to say. Personally I'd rather just listen to the news and make my own decisions.
It's not like this is a stealth storm. The general public knew that it was heading to New Orleans at exactly the same time that the government did.
The guys might be an idiot (I don't know) but I as conservatives we shouldn't pine so for government feel good declarations. I don't care if Clinton feels my pain or not.
Before 9/11 most of the general public believed that Washington DC (especially the pentagon) was heavily protected from air attack. Ends up that it wasn't. In hindsight, that is one of the first things a good president would have thought of but apparently many American presidents dropped the ball.
The point is that reactionary people thrive on 20/20 hindsight situations.