In Katrina’s aftermath, spotlight shines on governor’s response

Houma today.com ^ | September 11, 2005 | Jeremy Alford

[noblejones]

She truly is a pig. She said all those buses couldn't have been used because they were flooded. Flooded BEFORE the hurricane? God damn all democrats.

[guitarnick40]

Excuse me for sounding chauvanistic, but I think this shows that the women politicos might not be quite ready for prime time yet. But then Mayor Numbskull Nagin shows that some men aren't quite ready either.

What the hell, it's all Bush's fault anyway :)

[Waryone]

I've got a short list of verbiage, and I'll throw in some tone for free:

Criminally

incompetent

irresponsible

misfeasance

malfeasance

corrupt

clueless

half-wit

manslaughter

prison

Those are the words all right. She is truly blanko.

[Echo Talon]

"Most of the reaction as far as who is responsible and who is at fault has been driven by partisanship," he said. "It seems to me that Republicans are blaming the governor and Democrats are blaming the president. The only person I’ve heard a whole lot of positive about is Mayor Ray Nagin.

OMG.

[Atchafalaya]

Bullshit; our gov is the last person all that money needs to be dumped on. Let the two Senators oversee the distributon of the "pot o gold"!

[sine_nomine]

It a standard style of speech for that kind of political woman. I have heard much the same from state employees: aggressive, ignorant, never willing to concede a single obvious fact.

[Blake#1]

In times "past" the entire nation would pull together in a disaster like this, and a great feeling of NATIONHOOD would evolve. The Democrat Party did otherwise on Katrina. Divided the nation and maybe NATIONHOOD. They have much to answer for!

[Atchafalaya]

Dem talking points n'est pas?!!!!

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

The only person I’ve heard a whole lot of positive about is Mayor Ray Nagin.

Huh?!

[SAJ]

Based on performance only, I'd say she doesn't have enough judgment not to reuse tampons.

A more staggering incompetent in recent American history I cannot recall.

[Atchafalaya]

Wrong by 1/2-3/4in.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Roemer places blame on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, calling for the resignation of leaders from both agencies...

I'm still waiting for the specifics as to why this agency is to blame.

[Atchafalaya]

The only reason she was elected was because of the black block democratic vote in Orleans, and Jefferson parish in that order. She served them well.

[Atchafalaya]

Sounds democratic eh what?

[DB]

Bureaucratic incompetent control freak.

AKA

A dumb lawyer...

[ArmyTeach]

...She is unafraid to cry and unafraid to learn. Sorry. In a situation like Katrina there is no time for leadership to be crying and it's a h-ll of a time to be learning. You don't do your learning in a disaster over the dead bodies of others and your tears don't help the problem. She'd darn well better be afraid.

[ozzymandus]

I saw the fight between Wallace and Landreiu on FOX. That was the stupidest politician I have ever seen on TV, and that includes some real RAT nut-jobs. Between the mayor, governor and senators, the people of NO are royally screwed.

BTW, the words I would pick are 'corrupt' and "criminally incompetent".

[Just Lori]

Blanco, a Democrat, was not elected as a crisis manager, he said, but rather as a sound choice that could make slow and steady progress.


The Governor is the President of his or her state. The Governor is supposed to be a leader. A leader who cannot handle a crisis is worthless.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Was reminded about this on a radio show.

In 1999 much of coastal South Carolina was under mandatory or recommended evacuation due to Hurricane Floyd. Interstates were jammed. Governor Hodges refused to reverse the lanes to have all going out at any time. It was almost a disaster itself. My brother decided to evacuate, but he and his family had to turn around after a few hours. Traffic was going nowhere.

If the hurricane did a direct hit on SC, thousands would have died in their cars. Imagine leaving with plenty of time only to get killed in a traffic jam. Luckily, we only got some of it.

At no time did anyone blame President Clinton. All responsibility was rightly given to the Governor.

[Colonial Warrior]

"TOUGH LADY"

Nice Lady...pshaw!

STUPID! Thickheaded! Indecisive! Apparently Deaf, Dumb, and Blind to what was happening all around her! Either that or ALL her closest advisors were ROBOTS set on FULL STUPID!

She let POLITICS rule the day, not COMMON SENSE!! Adamantly refuses Federal assistance, and refuses to provide backup support to Nagin when he obviously lost control.

Her sheer incompetence in this crisis was incredible.

She will and should bear the full responsibility for her failures that caused untold suffering and loss of life THAT could have been prevented.