KBB 2005-20 FLAGS AT HALF STAFF July 18, 2005 for Secretary of State Walter Fox McKeithen, who died on July 16, 2005.
BUT SHE'S NOT ISSUED ANY SUCH ORDER FOR THE HUNDREDS OF HUMAN BEINGS KILLED.....ALMOST A WEEK AGO.
If you think that's bad, check this out...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476807/posts
Behind the scenes, a power struggle emerged, as federal officials tried to wrest authority from Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D). Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, a source within the state's emergency operations center said Saturday.
The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law. Some officials in the state suspected a political motive behind the request. "Quite frankly, if they'd been able to pull off taking it away from the locals, they then could have blamed everything on the locals," said the source, who does not have the authority to speak publicly.