[mhking]

Why would she do this?

That's what I want to know.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Why would she do this?

That's what I want to know.

Seems to me the answer is one of 2 things neither of which is very flattering: 1) gross incompetence 2)political gamesmanship to try and make Bush look bad. (Or some combination of the two)

[Miss Marple]

Hey, as long as we are plumbing the depths of evil, here are some things to ponder:

Why does it ALWAYS take Governor Blanco 24 hours to make a decision? Who is REALLY making the decision? I am thinking that perhaps her husband really runs things, and she has to go to him for instructions on what to do.

Another thought...the Saints were talking about leaving, or getting a new stadium. Where was that stadium supposed to be built? Could it have been at the site of the Desire Housing Project?

What role do casinos have in this fiasco. Those people seem to be awfully quiet, especially when we realize that Bally's was trying to renogtiate the terms of its loan from one of the levee boards.

Finally, I think that you have raised an excellent question, Mike. Given the situation, its pretty hard not to think that she had all of those people herded into the Superdome (dangerous in itself) and then denied them food and water (documented by Major Garrett's quotes above).

You know what this reminds me of? Nazi experiments during WWII. I am not one to throw around that aspersion, but honestly, what is one to think of this?

[Cougar66]

I think these dems are just dumb MF'ers.

[TaxRelief]

Why would she do this?

Was she protecting something/someone on the west side of New Orleans?

EMTs from CA share their experience in NO. (Take it with a grain of salt: They're shop stewards aka organized labor junkies.)

[Designer]

"Why would she do this?

That's what I want to know."

Some will be quick to assume she did everything she did for a reason, in this case; perhaps to cause an even greater catastrophe, and then blame Bush.

I, on the other hand cannot credit any dimwitted democrat with that much intelligence. Rather, I think she is stupid and incompetent, therefore almost every move she made is wrong simply because of who made it.

[photodawg]

Why would she do this?
That's what I want to know.
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We all, with the luxury of hindsight, would see things more clearly and act more appropriately in many situations. The state of LA and the city of NO don't see eye to eye on many things, and obviously there was massive miscommunication on both sides during an impossible situation to get on top of. Lets not go from this to echoing the paranoid racist rantings of political opportunists trying to use these issues to attack George Bush, and mainstream America. Blanco is human and a public servant, in spite of her colossal mistakes during this disaster, they were not intentional acts designed to exterminate black people. Lets wait for the facts to fully surface and be put in the proper context before we indict anyone.