[syriacus]

HE WAS ASKED why buses or cars couldn't be sent in, and he said, even if transportation was provided, the people would not go.

Nagin is certainly NO Rudy Giuliani.

Nagin is only steadfast when he is defending himself. Like the time, shortly after Katrina, that he was encouraging people to return to New Orleans, even though a new storm, Rita, was forming out at sea.

~~Happy Days are Here Again~~

"Happy Days are here again,"
Said New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.
"Yes, the water's down,
Come back into town.
Happy days are here again."

A storm named Rita's coming strong
Nagin fears the levees won't last long
He'll repeat his hymn
To folks he once made swim
"Don't blame me. I'm never wrong."

[syriacus]

Streets of New Orleans...

"It's a very slow rise, and it will remain so until we plug that breach. I think we can get it stabilized in a few hours," Terry Ebbert, New Orleans' homeland security chief told The Associated Press.

[thegreatbeast]

Don't forget he ensconced his family in Houston pretty damn quick and for a long time.