[McGavin999]

Alright, obviously I have to type slower so you'll be able to grasp this concept. Before the hurricane, supplies were prestationed at various spots around the country in ways to get to the cities involved once the hurricane passed. They didn't know in advance what was going to happen to the road conditions. Why don't you pull up a map and see just how you get from Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina (places that would survive the hurricane path) and make all those people and all those supplies come through the one entrace where the bridges weren't out. OK? Let's see now, the bridge across I-10 is down, completely and irretrevably, the causeway across Lake Poncetrain is completely out. There is one highway into town. Map that out for me and tell me how long it'll take you to get through. Oh yeah, and BTW, be sure to work into your equation the fact that there is no communication so you don't really know which one way is open to you. Get back to me after you've done that.

[conservative in nyc]

Actually, two lanes of the Causeway have been re-opened to relief/rescue traffic only.

Reopening bridges takes time. There was a HURRICANE. Every section of the Causeway had to be manually inspected to make sure that it was safe to drive over. The other side had minor damage to two sections, which is in the process of being repaired.

There are only a few routes into New Orleans. Imagine the media outrage if one of the bridges on the only open route out collapsed because it wasn't properly inspected before convoys deployed.

The MSM doesn't understand logistics. It takes time to clear roads. It takes time to inspect bridges. It takes time to assemble convoys. It takes time to deploy troops. And remember, the storm was still lingering in upstate portions of Louisiana and Mississippi all day Monday.

[spanalot]

"Alright, obviously I have to type slower"

How can I possibly respond with a retort like that. Did you learn this in college?

"There is one highway into town"

"Why don't you pull up a map and see just how you get from Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina..."

Ummm - Let me go out on the limb here --

I'm going to guess that YOU TAKE THE ONE F'in HIGHWAY INTO TOWN???

What is your problem? You seem to have zero intolerance for CRITICISM OF BUREACRATIC BOONDOGGLES.

You don't work for the gubmint, do ya?