earth to NOPD, the National Guard is under the command and control of the Governor! Where were the State Police? This fiasco falls squarely on the shoulders of the Mayor and his cronies, and the Governor and her cronies. Since they are not doing their jobs the Feds are now stepping in to clean it up. And you can bet, the mayor and the Governor will be taking credit for the Fed response. The Mayor is already saying he had to raise hell to get a Fed response. If I were Bush I would have told these Bozos in front of News crews to step aside so the Feds can clean up after their incompetence!
It takes at least several days for the Feds to move in completely, it is the job of the state and local governments to hold the fort in the meantime. That is the way it has always been, and always will be.
No, the "compassionate conservative" W will let the media slam his approval rating down another 10 points over this like they did to his father after Hurricane Andrew. Like the dogs they are, they always go back to their vomit.
Could you imagine what the response would have been had
the President sent in the Guard to begin with?
He would have been labeled the biggest facist, power hungry,
dictator since Ronaldus Magnus.