[mvpel]

Howcome Nagin didn't have bus drivers (which was his excuse for not using the buses)? Was that payroll padded too?

I recall reading somewhere that out of the ~300 flooded school busses, 60 of them were broken down and inoperable. I wonder if they were paying drivers for them?

[Designer]

"..out of the ~300 flooded school busses, 60 of them were broken down and inoperable. I wonder if they were paying drivers for them?"

Not to mention the mechanics, tires, and the fuel usage.