[new yorker 77]

Let us join the media and feckless liberals in blaming President Bush for the incompetence of Blanco and Gavin.

Imagine the situation on the ground if Jeb and Rudy were in charge five days before the storm hit.

FYI: A woman in Houston was on Fox today with a sign: WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED US RAY GAVIN?

I wonder if we will see it on CNN.

[LincolnLover]

Bring it.

Are you seriously comparing the actions of the mayor of arguably the richest city on the planet to handle a tragedy that impacted, what, lower Manhattan to the mayor of one of the poorest mid-level cities in the country that had city-wide issues to deal with---deaths occurring in areas throughout the city on a rolling basis over days, not over a more compact period like Giuliani did?

Granted, what happened in New York was tragic, but comparing the two as you are is comparing apples and oranges. Besides, when you run the most affluent city in the world, state and national politicians answer, "how high?" when you say "Jump." during a crisis.

Point blame at Kathleen Blanco and FEMA, sure, but how Ray Nagin could have changed the course of events much over the past 6 days is very unclear to me.

[LincolnLover]

Name's Nagin, dude. Nice job...

[PositiveCogins]

Q."How is it that Jeb Bush can prepare in advance and evacuate millions for four Hurricanes while Kathleen
Blanco prepares next to nothing?"
A. Jeb Bush is a Guild Navigator.

Q.How is it that Rudy Giuliani can gain control of downtown New York on 9/11 while Ray Gavin tells
people to evacuate 10 hours before the storm hits and lets looting run rampant after it passes?
A.Rudy Giuliani is a Jedi Knight

The other two are just morons.

[maxter]

And, as well, the mayor and Governor in Oklahoma stepped up magnificently after the OKC bombing.

[syriacus]

It almost seems as though Nagin and Blanco didn't want "snoopy" feds around their turf too soon.

I wonder why.