If I was running FEMA right now, I'd sieze the national feeds by FCC writ and order a mandatory evacuation for every person south of I-10 between NO and Houston, and to hell with the fallout.
I'd have everyone between Corpus Christi and Mobile Alabama but out of the evac zone on a plus 3 hour alert, ready to move.
Blanco and Nagin would be triple padlocked in a New Orleans jail on charges of mass murder, and I'd round up Mary Landrieu just in case she decided to make her threats good on punching Bush in the face. If they resisted, the Rules of Engagement would be five in the head, just like subway bombers in London.
When are you running for president, i'm in.