[Northern Yankee]

President Bush implored Nagin and and then Gov. of Florida Kathleen Blanco to get those people out of the path of the hurricane before it hit. They sat on their hands and did nothing until it was too late.

I don't understand why Ray Nagin is still there. Blanko is gone due to her ineffectiveness.

[xp38]

um...I think you got your states mixed up there but no worries :)

[RDasher]

The problem with big cities is the Democrats are ingrained into the system. The masses vote D no matter what. Very few large cities have Republican mayors. The mayors and city councils of these cities are able to provide largess to friends of the mayor, to buy votes. A practice that appears to work.

[Northern Yankee]

Whoops, thought I corrected that before I posted.

Thanks.

Cheers!