" Nagin speaks with almost no authority, and actually makes me feel less secure about the situation when he speaks than more secure about the situation."
I agree.
In a crisis situation like this, you must have a strong and decisive leader. The mayor and governor look like deer in the headlights and their weakness cannot be having a positive effect on the trapped and desolate citizens.
We can't be the only ones thinking this .
The shock will soon become anger .
A strong and reassuring leader must emerge soon or this situation could reach a tipping point and descend into uncontrollable chaos.
Yea, they have been awful.
One thing people like to have during a crisis is a leader with some measure of certainty to him or her. It doesn't even matter if it's sincere - at gut check time, a leader certain of a good outcome has a powerful inspirational impact on the people.
The people didn't get anywhere near that this time.