[cincinnati65]

So you don't evacuate the Superdome all day long, and you give the few people that remained on dry ground a false sense of security that the flooding is over by running the pumps all day, then you give up and let the pumps shut off just in time for nightfall??????

God love the men and women on the lines fighting the good fight, but this has been an administrative nightmare from day one.

Apparently some of the issues with fixing the levee breach had to deal with which parish had jurisdiction over the breached section. One parish was working on their end, while the other wasn't.

[mirkwood]

Are you just mad at something, or are you dumb? The friggin news has been saying ( for 3 days ) that the dikes can't handle a hurricane over 3. This one was over 3. Holy smokes. What a maroon.

[SkyPilot]

God love the men and women on the lines fighting the good fight, but this has been an administrative nightmare from day one.

They had the Democrat Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, on NPR this afternoon. Even the NPR host was asking the basic question:

"Did you and the mayor of New Orleans wait too long to give the mandatory evacuation order."

Gov Blanco said they suggested to people that they leave starting Saturday. The NPR host repeated the question, and the Governor gave an answer to a question that was never asked.

Now that the prisoners and remaining inhabitants have to be evacuated at nightfall, in the middle of a disaster area, her actions (or inactions) should be scrutinized. I don't blame the hurricane on her of course (like the liberals are blaming Bush for it). This was an act of the Almighty.

But I was watching the weather channel Friday afternoon. Was she? What the hell were these people thinking?