[lugsoul]

What happened is hurricane damage on an unprecedented scale followed by flooding of an adjacent area on an unprecented scale, and those who are here pretending that a municipal gov't evac plan would have somehow ameliorated those conditions are living in dream world just as much as those who think someone in DC could pull a switch and send thousands of super rescue personnel to NO in the teleportation unit.

The finger pointing here is disgusting.

[texas_mrs]

those who are here pretending that a municipal gov't evac plan would have somehow ameliorated those conditions are living in dream world

I am simply making it known that NOLA had NO evacuation plan that involved relocating citizens who had no transportation in rebuttal to the mayors having blamed Bush for not taken action quickly enough. Had the mayor done his part, there would not be the situation on such a scale as there now is. As someone said earlier, Navin clearly is no Guiliani. The mayor, like many of his citizens, is relying on the federal government to take care of the situation.

[Sisku Hanne]

Wrong. A thorough and actionable evac plan would most definitely have ameliorated the conditions. Or perhaps you are confused about the definition of "ameliorate" which simply means to improve for the better.