[beckysueb]

is it not true that the bush administration did not get relief into the gulf region until friday, 4 days after the hurricane? could not the 82nd airborne been activated to aid in relief efforts, late monday?

If you will remember, there was no emergency in NO till sometime Tuesday after the levees broke. It was Wednesday before the gov of LA would give permission to turn it over to the military. Food and water arrived soon after. Then early Friday the full military arrived and restored order and evacuated all those people in something like 12 hours. Pretty amazing, I'd say. the fact is if the governer hadn't drug her feet help would have arrived BEFORE the hurricane. THIS IS KEY! I'm not shouting. The caps are for emphasis.