Did it ever occur to you that this crisis is infinitely larger than 9/11. You are looking at tens of thousands of square miles. It is much more than NO.
Add Ala. and MS. to the mix and you have an almost impossible situation. Frankly, it is amazing that as much has been done as has been done.
Plus the fact that in areas other than NO, the local leaders (Barbour for one) are much more capable and more willing to stand on their own feet rather than helplessly wait on the Fed. Gov't.
The Dems know only to wait on the Feds for help.
Could we have had better response? If the governor had agreed, certainly.
All plans can be better. All plans fail when faced with reality.
I am sick to death of the criticism of people who were and are doing their very best to help people in need, regardless of income or color.
To all those who are griping, Shut up and help or shut up and get out of the way.
"I am sick to death of the criticism of people who were and are doing their very best to help people in need, regardless of income or color.
To all those who are griping, Shut up and help or shut up and get out of the way."
Don't blame you for feeling that way. Frankly I'd like to put off discussion of who is to blame til later.
But if conservatives are mounting a strategy it seems to me wiser to emphasize that President himself had to intercede to get the evacuation called rather than claiming there was no slowness in the response. The President, Chertoff and Brown are indicating that were Federal problems so we aren't gonna look very smart claiming otherwise.
One lesson seems to be that active duty three star general can really get a lot done - I think one revision may be to get a general in charge earlier.
ABSOLUTELY!!!! This is what all these whining crybabies forget. MS and AL aren't getting 1/2 the help or attention as NO because they're picking themselves up by their bootstraps and actually doing things for themselves.