[NonValueAdded]

Actually, what Nagin is saying now is sensible advice and we'd be well-advised not to ridicule it - lives are at stake!!!

If the local pols say there will be a local shelter people will stay, not willing to leave their possessions and relying on having a last resort. This is not a time to score debating points. He needs to motivate the evac.

[purpleraine]

There will be deaths of shut-ins and handicapped if the city doesn’t sweep and look for “stragglers.”