Oh, and that Bush doesn't need permission to send NG troops to NO.
It is reasonable the leader of the goverment of LA and the leader of the mayor of NO has the ability to LEAD.
Democrats have a serious leadership ABILITY vacume.
Bill Clinton could not lead
Al Gore could not lead
J. Kerry could not lead
Howard Dean is a court jester not a leader.
Democrats have a very serious problem if more people realize this.
Question for the Bush hypercritics. Why are things going so well every but N.O. in this Disaster relief effort? Might it JUST happen to be that the failure of the local and State authorities to ruthlessly restore order, as virtually ever "Right wing" commentator was urging TUESDAY, have anything to do with it?
During my visit I discussed these problems at length with Governor Riley of Alabama, Governor Barbour of Mississippi, Governor Blanco of Louisiana and Mayor Nagin of New Orleans. Each state will have its own set of challenges and issues to solve. Yet all of us agree that more can be done to improve our ability to restore order and deliver relief in a timely and effective manner. This morning I received a briefing on the latest developments on the ground. Right now there are more than 21,000 National Guard troops operating in Louisiana and Mississippi, and more are on the way. More than 13,000 of these troops are in Louisiana. The main priority is to restore and maintain law and order, and assist in recovery and evacuation efforts. In addition to these National Guard forces, the Department of Defense has deployed more than 4,000 active duty forces to assist in search and recovery, and provide logistical and medical support. Hour by hour, the situation on the ground is improving. Yet the enormity of the task requires more resources and more troops. Today I ordered the Department of Defense to deploy additional active duty forces to the region. Over the next 24 to 72 hours, more than 7,000 additional troops from the 82nd Airborne, from the 1st Cavalry, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, and the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force will arrive in the affected areas. These forces will be on the ground and operating under the direct command of General Russ Honore.
Thank you GOD for this man. Slapped sense into the Louisiana Democrats that they NEED US Combat troops there. Bet you anything the forces mentioned above do NOT end up anywhere in Alabama or Mississippi. What an amazing contrast to the 3 days of hysteria , posturing and finger pointing from the Dems leadership.