Next caller is a "firefighter from another state, entire group of them and they are ready to go, have been down here for days, and are being told by the state they can't come into NO and help".
....but it's all Bush's fault.
The Dead Pelican is a great site.
I just heard on our local news that the evacuees are going to be issued debit cards worth $2000 so they can use the money to purchase transportation and leave the shelters if they want to.
Rush was on a roll today exposing Demoncratic hypocracy.