Well Nagin said there were no drivers for the buses. They were unavailable. Makes sense, since there was no plan or call to make them available, and even if called, many would have not shown up. They were out of town already I suspect. That is why we need a tough, butt kicking, order giving, won't take no for an answer, US army general, with absolute authority, to manage the whole thing, particularly when dealing with getting massive numbers of folks out BEFORE the storm, when you have about 48 hours to do it all. If Bush wants to redeem himself, he needs to get a law passed to do precisely this.
Excuse me but I don't want some general accounatble to Hillary giving orders in my state. Just because Louisiana is corrupt shouldn't mean that every other every other state in the union should be treated as if they are populated by incompetents. My city has emergency plans developed that anticipate that outside help won't arrive for 48-72 hours. The police, military, and national guard are going house to house in New Orleans confiscating all guns regardless of whether they are legally owned. I don't want that in Texas. There are very serious reasons why the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was enacted. I don't want Washington DC to use the military to act as law enforcement agents if there is a functioning state government. We live in a republic not a dictatorship benevolent or otherwise.
That law is gonna happen, they've been reading our stuff. :-} Just kiddin' about that but it's gonna happen and when it does you're going to hear screaming from the left and right edges, which I count myself one of except I'll be cheering not screaming.
Count on it.