There are FAR TOO MANY people who clearly could have made it out of New Orleans on their own. Not all of these people are "old and infirm." MOST of them just didn't want to go. Period. Another percentage of them wanted to stay behind and loot.
Sorry ... it is VERY clear ... New Orleans had plenty of resources to get the people out 24 - 48 - 72 hours before the Hurricane. They could have used these School Busses to get the poor and the elderly OUT.
The blame should fall SQUARELY on this Mayor's neck. The VERY IDEA that he is whining about Bush makes me so sick I want to go puke all over his sorry ass. He has allowed his own Democrat constituency to loot and pillage the city. He has allowed his own Democrat constituency to shoot at relief workers and people coming to rescue his people. THAT is the reason why relief efforts are running so slow ... his own people are shooting at those coming to save them.
And he and his pals in the MSM have the gaul to cry "It's Bush's fault!" ASS WIPES.
"And he and his pals in the MSM have the gaul to cry "It's Bush's fault!" ASS WIPES."
It's a RATS genetic makeup to feed off garbage. I don't recall any of them ever taking personal responsibility.
Want to know the truly gut-wrenching thing? After this is all done with, a few years from now the mass of gubmint tit suckers will vote for that ass-clown AGAIN!!
They will scream: "More! We want MORE!"
A lot of people (such as emergency responders) had good reason to stay. Others WERE in fact infirm and unable to get out--we'll be finding their bodies in a few days, no doubt. Others were simply caught there--are you aware that local stations downplayed the seriousness of the hurricane to a huge degree? Shame on 'em for that. According to some who are admittedly cynical, they didn't want to scare the tourists off.
That said, it is my opinion that the roving gangs of goons stayed behind on purpose, and for one purpose--to loot and pillage.