"I understand that. I do. I just think that a bit of decisive and competent local leadership and some elbow grease, as opposed to hand-wringing and buck-passing, might have saved some lives."
Now imagine your law enforcement has NO transportation and NO communication network and you have the reality they faced and are facing.
Now... imagine Kathleen Babineaux Blanco is Haley Barbour and is actually working to "save lives" instead of appearing and whining on Larry King.