UPDATE:
As I've written many times, the locals are responsible for carrying out initial disaster response. Why didn't they follow their own disaster response plan when they evacuated the city?
Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00
The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating'...
Why wasn't the plan followed? Why is Nagin and Blanco blaming Bush for not doing his job when it's obvious, they didn't do theirs?
Hat Tip: Blogs For Bush
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All of these New Orleans school buses are sitting in the world's largest mud puddle - trashed. Pretty damned poor planning on the city's part - or is it Bush's fault for not telling the city to better position them for aftermath relief?
This serves my point. You can fingerpoint all you want, folks, but both sides didn't always do the right thing.
VW
What you, as America, really need to do is stay strong, and not start a political crisis.
BA~~9
Posted by: Joe Anderson | Sunday, September 04, 2005 at 04:35
Mayor C. Ray "We don't need no stinking school busses!" Nagin
Posted by: Ken Bingham | Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 21:31
I think you have written a fanstastic review of the awful, awful, mess that happened in New Orleans. I truely appreciate your comments. They are sooooo true. Thank you for speaking out.
LHR
Posted by: Long Haired Redneck | Friday, October 21, 2005 at 06:26