The Mayor didn't even have to rent buses. He could have used the city's school buses and had a twofer--rescued a lot of people and saved the buses from a dunking. Drudge has been pointing this out.
I, too, have been feeling angry and discouraged at what I've been reading here the past couple of days, especially all those morons blaming Bush when the chief blame belongs to the mayor and the governor. If Bush hadn't practically ordered them to evacuate the city, things would have been even worse.
The breakdown of law and order, too, falls mainly on the mayor. WHY DIDN'T THE MAYOR STAY IN THE CITY AND COORDINATE THE POLICE?