You have a good post, but I thinks it's inaccurate to say:
"--the President ordered Blanco to evacuate before the storm hit."
- I don't believe the President has the authority to order an evacuation. He did "appeal" to the LA governor, however:
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?base/news-18/1125239940201382.xml&storylist=louisiana
"Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding."
BTW, do you have any pictures of the school buses sitting in N.O.? That would be a great find...
Regards
You are right--it was a pleading, not an order. It IS the responsiblity of the locals.
Can somebody post a link to some of the photos showing the busses just sitting there, like the fat dumb and lazy people who run that cesspool of a city?
I have seen quite a number of these photos--somebody will post a link.
