Huh? The rest of the country had been telling him to wake his ass up and evacuate the town. The rest of the country has been telling the city and state for years that they were vulnerable and to take care of their own and raise their levees, while instead they didn't do jack. So are we supposed to buy their insurance, buy their school supplies, buy their shoes, too?
http://www.policyreview.org/spring95/moorth.html Depends on your interpretation of the US Constitution.... Many folks would place that under "provide for the general welfare...".