I hadn’t heard that but it is believable. After hurricane Andrew hit south Florida, the then governer Chiles (D) waited 5 days before granting then President Bush permission to send in federal aid. And the media dutifully reported on how Bush didn’t care about he people in South Florida. What they didn’t report was that the law requires that the President get permission from the state governer to send in feds. Chiles knew this full well and milked it for all it was worth. Kind of a shame that when this same crap happened in NOLA, that Bush didn’t learn from his father.
Yes. Posse comitatus. Bush had asked for evacuation ahead. He asked Blanco to let in NG troops.
Then, she talked to the DNC.
And she refused assistance.