Are you seriously comparing the actions of the mayor of arguably the richest city on the planet to handle a tragedy that impacted, what, lower Manhattan to the mayor of one of the poorest mid-level cities in the country that had city-wide issues to deal with---deaths occurring in areas throughout the city on a rolling basis over days, not over a more compact period like Giuliani did?
Granted, what happened in New York was tragic, but comparing the two as you are is comparing apples and oranges. Besides, when you run the most affluent city in the world, state and national politicians answer, "how high?" when you say "Jump." during a crisis.
Point blame at Kathleen Blanco and FEMA, sure, but how Ray Nagin could have changed the course of events much over the past 6 days is very unclear to me.
Alright, nitwit, here's a partial list:
(1) He could have used the school busses in Lake Nagin to evacuate the poor from NO before the hurricane hit, stored the busses in a safe place afterwards, and used them to evacuate the Superdome and Convention Center instead of doing nothing but crying for help while he was careful not to exercise his own initiative.
(2) When the looting and lawlessness began on Monday he could have ordered the NO PD to use lethal force, if necessary to stop it.
(3) He could have arranged for water tanks and other water containers to be placed at the Superdome and Convention Center and filled from the taps there while the water was still running before the storm hit.
(4) He could have arranged for porta-johns to be placed in adequate numbers at both places so people wouldn't be wallowing in their own filth after the toilets broke down.
(5) He could have had adequate police at both places to prevent the rapes, thefts, robberies, and murders that occurred.
(6) He could have demanded that Governor Blanco (appropriate name, as in blank mind) bring the National Guard in on Monday with orders to shoot to kill looters.
(7) When the DemonRat LA AG issued a statement justifying the looting, the audio of which was played on Fox News, he could have denounced that remark, instead of acquiescing in it.
(8) He could have arranged to have some emergency authorities on I-10 where people were congregating to give them instructions on where to go.
(9) He could have had a few municipal vehicles on I-10 providing water to the refugees and picking up the ones who were too infirm to stay there.
Many other people on this thread can probably give you some additional ideas.