"At the President presser the Gov of Alabama is all proactive showing all that they have done. Mississippi Governor is all Proactive SHowing what they have done.
I got the feeling that the Governor of LA will not either be there or have anything to say on what she has done."
I was thinking the same thing. Also, thinking it is obvious that the Pubbies in these 2 states are competent and have been showing leadership. It's also obvious from their comments that FEMA and others have been there since day 1. Is it because they asked for them and NO didn't or??
The Cong Black Caucus and LSM isn't going to address the fact that the adults are in charge in these 2 states - they're probably going to continue their disgusting rant and say NO didn't get Fed help because of race.
The results are not stats in a press conference. The results are whether there are people wandering around wondering if they have been completely abandoned, who have no idea that there may be a convoy of trucks sitting up in Mendenhall waiting to come down to the coast.
And those folks are wandering around, right now.
The blame game here disgusts me.
As bad as they were hit, I think LA and N.O. were far harder hit than MS or AL. In addition, their emergency response teams have been blooded recently, whereas LA has been relatively untouched, and is therefore less experienced and capable. I'm not going to be too tough on her - yet - except for not ordering "shoot to kill" earlier.
This is a disaster of epic proportions, that NO city or state or nation is prepared for.
As I understand it, Bush declared the state of emergency early precisely so that FEMA and funds would be available. Might have something to do with FEMA needing the sort of direction only the local officials can provide, e.g., pointing out needs of various areas, explaining the specifics of the situation, etc.