[BigSkyFreeper]

It took people longer to get from Houston to Austin for the Rita evacuation that it look me to get from New Orleans to Austin.

2.5 million people evacuated Houston, and in record time, even though Houston was spared the full brunt of the hurricane. The bottomline is, the mayor of Houston issued the mandatory evacuation order at the right time, and the good people of Houston heeded the warning when it was issued.

Blanco and Nagin, given a second chance to redeem their stupidity, failed yet again, because they were purely driven by sheer emotion, while the public officials in Texas were calm, cool, and collected in the face of incoming danger.

[IronMan04]

Why is it that my family, friends and I were able to get out of New Orleans without waiting for a Representative from the Nanny State to order a Mandatory Evacuation?

BTW-On Saturday morning before Katrina hit Mayor Nagin Pleaded for everyone to get out. He Said "This is the storm we have feared all of our lives. Do whatever you can do to get out NOW!