Posted on 09/22/2005 10:21:24 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
Running out of time
Fear meets frustration as Texans attempt to flee from Rita
Washington Post
Posted: Sept. 22, 2005
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Houston's mayor acknowledged that the pre-hurricane evacuation preparations, which some Texas officials had been boasting about earlier this week, had gone awry, in part, because too many people attempted to flee the city at once.
White said he had been imploring federal and state official since early Thursday to reverse traffic flow on the inbound lanes but that it had begun to occur only by mid-afternoon. "I would say there will be some learning experiences," he said.
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There also were long delays Thursday at George Bush International Airport for passengers trying to fly out of Houston. White said that large numbers of federal Transportation Security Administration workers had failed to show up for work at the airport on Thursday.
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You make a good point. However, Mayor Thomas of Galveston is a Democrat as is Mayor White of Houston.
I believe the picture says Dem State and Repub. State .. not city
But hey, nice try with the race baiting
LA is a Red State just like Texas.
Race Baiting?
How is that?
LA has a Dem Governor and Texas has a Repub Governor
Race Baiting?
How is that?
You were the one that brought up their race .. not me
Where did I bring up the issue of Race?
Light Crude (NYM) November 05 ($US per bbl.) 64.15 -2.35
Gasoline is down 8 cents also.
My mistake .. I apologize about the race baiting
I just re read your post and realized that was the Mayor's last name
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