Ray Nagin: Flooded School Buses Not My Fault

newsmax.com ^ | Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 12:39 a.m. EDT

[SALChamps03]

Nagin is a POS that will never be reelected, and will likely be sued, prosecuted, or both. He failed; the governor failed.

[savedbygrace]

Maybe Governor "that would be me" Blanco?

[Paleo Conservative]

I understand that the school buses don't have lavatories (neither do cars, Mr. Nagin), which is one of the reasons he gave for not using them, but what a stupid waste of gasoline to bring in Greyhounds when buses are already in the vicinity. If you don't know whose fault it is that the National Guard wasn't available as drivers by now, Mr. Mayor, you certainly don't need to be in charge of a city. If an 18 year-old who didn't know how to drive a bus managed to anyway, how is it there weren't any other evacuees who were capable?

I think they solved that problem by making several fuel/restroom stops. In fact, due to the shorter range of that shool bus compared to a Greyhound, they had to make three fuel stops along the way to the Houston Astrodome.

Nagin should not be let off the hook about the buses being under water. The New Orleans evacuation plan specifically called for their use, and so did the Louisiana state evacuation plan.

Blanco is the one most at fault. She would not order a mandatory evacuation till it was too late to do one. It's too bad the mayor of NO didn't have the authority to begin a recommended or optional evacuation 48 hours before land fall. If people who wanted to leave had been given that option, then the late mandatory evactuation order would not have been as big a problem.

[television is just wrong]

The schools are governed by state law. The blame falls on Ms Blanco, again. I recently called about a problem with overcrowding in the neighborhood schools to the Fire dept. I was told unfortunately, the city has NO jurisdiction over school facilities. It is under the STATE.

[HairOfTheDog]

I understand that the school buses don't have lavatories (neither do cars, Mr. Nagin),

Neither did the Superdome or the convention center.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Have your children read this book, yet?

[texasbluebell]

I've wondered this myself.... Are there any FReeper attorneys that might comment on the potential succcess of a class action wrongful death suit? What are the laws related to such? Are there any precedents of elected officials being held perosnally liable for negligence?

BTTT

[texasbluebell]

Ray Nagin: Flooded School Buses Not My Fault

The buck does not stop here!

[stickywillie]

Is there a "Darwin Award" for Mayors?

[americanbychoice2]

Did the greyhound company get those new beaming devices?
How long does that mayor think it would take to get those Busses from all over the country to get there before the hurricane hit?
Incompetence at local and state level. Prosecute them!!!!!!!!

[stickywillie]

Just think what the dynamics would be if Katrina hadn't turned at the last moment, and the eye had gone through the Big Easy with all those people still huddled in their homes. The citizens of New Orleans should consider themselves blessed. They'd still be hangin' in trees all the way to Arkansas if Katrina hadn't turned.

[Paleo Conservative]

Did the greyhound company get those new beaming devices? How long does that mayor think it would take to get those Busses from all over the country to get there before the hurricane hit?

And the mayor was supposed to have been a hotshot cable executive with an MBA.

[Boazo]

"I dont know. That is question for somebody else."
Standard democrat response.

[Right Wing Assault]

Is there a "Darwin Award" for Mayors?

He's not dead...yet.

[Right Wing Assault]

Does anyone know Nagin's political affiliation...???

Actually, he's with NPR, the National Party of Racists.

[John Jorsett]

Most of the coverage I've seen shows people slogging through the flood waters carrying everything from bread to big screen TVs, you mean to tell me that some of them couldn't walk a couple miles out of town?

Many people tried that and were blocked by the cops.

[Right Wing Assault]

Yes, I hear that the last Greyhound buses from Alaska will be arriving in NO late tomorrow. The Hawaii buses had a bit of a problem with the ferried, but they should arrive by noon tomorrow.

[pointsal]

Yep...it was Nagin's evil-twin!!!

Blame that other sucker...what was his name...

Oh yes, BUSH!

[Right Wing Assault]

Agh. Ferried = ferries

[dennisw]

How about the city busses too? I'm sure New Orleans has a public transit system for all the poor folk.