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Put the New Orleans Blame Where It Belongs

There's been a ridiculous amount of sniping by the Left on the federal government's "inadequate" response to Hurricane Katrina's devastation of Louisiana and Mississippi--mostly focused on New Orleans.

Of course, much of it is agenda-driven and quite blithely ignores the realities of such inconsequential factors as the decentralized nature of local and state disaster anticipation and recovery plans.

Of course, the local and state government down there is largely Democrat. So, when they screw the pooch what else would you expect, but to try to shift the blame for their unforgivable incompetence elsewhere.

I direct you to this article:

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2005/09/plenty-of-blame-alright-ray-nagin.html

Here's an excerpt:
New Orleans owns about 205 school buses and 364 public transit buses.

Estimates indicate upwards of 30,000 people could have been evac'ed in one trip. That is, of course, assuming there had been sufficient planning and execution at the local level. Think about it. In a single trip, most of the folks at the Superdome and Convention Center could have been sent to Houston or other venues.

But, no, the buses sit unused in flooded parking lots, leaking a delightful concoction -- made up of diesel fuel and motor oil -- into the toxic soup soaking the city. But, hey, maybe the Left can figure out a way to blame that on President Bush, too. Along with the hurricane, global warming, Governor Blanco's deer-in-the-headlights performance, and runny catsup in the relief centers.

Posted by khiggins at September 6, 2005 10:12 AM | TrackBack