Blanco reminds me of Edith Bunker of All in the Family with some of her comments. She is so far over her head that she would be better off to resign immediately and turn it over to the Lt Governor who couldn't be any worse.
As for the Mayor of N.O. -- words defy what I think of him for not ordering an evacuation sooner than Sunday morning.
My guess is that the talent pool in NO and Louisiana politics is pretty shallow.