[denydenydeny]

You have to add the information from tomorrow's Washington Post story to the timeline:

Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the state's emergency operations center said Saturday. The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law.

[new cruelty]

Shortly before midnight Friday...

Friday Sept 2nd or Friday Aug 26th?

[Wolfstar]

You have to add the information from tomorrow's Washington Post story to the timeline

Yes, I will with the next update. Peach called my attention to it also.

[cookcounty]

Holey Moley!

"Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the state's emergency operations center said Saturday. The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law."

So Governor Blanco (D as in DumbDonkeyDem) remained the person "in charge" until when? Thursday night? Yesterday?

[ntnychik]

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