In case you aren't familiar with how our government is SUPPOSED to
work: The chain of responsiblity for the protection of the citizens in
New Orleans is:

1. The Mayor
2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security (a political
appointeeof the Governor who reports to the Governor)
3. The Governor
4. The Head of Homeland Security
5. The President

What did each do?

1. The mayor, with 5 days advance, waited until 2 days before he
announced a mandatory evacuation (at the behest of the President). The
he failed to provide transportation for those without transport even
though he had hundreds of buses at his disposal.

2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security failed to
have any plan for a contingency that has been talked about for 50
years. Then he blames the Feds for not doing what he should have done.
(So much for political appointees)

3. The Governor, despite a declaration of disaster by the President 2
DAYS BEFORE the storm hit, failed to take advantage of the offer of
Federal troops and aid. Until 2 DAYS AFTER the storm hit.

4. The Director of Homeland Security positioned assets in the area to
be ready when the Governor called for them

5. The President urged a mandatory evacuation, and even
declared a disaster State of Emergency, freeing up millions of dollars
of federal assistance, SHOULD the Governor decide to use it.

Oh and by the way, the levees that broke were the responsibility of the
local landowners and the local levee board to maintain, NOT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

The disaster in New Orleans is what you get after decades of corrupt
(democrat) government going all the way back to Huey Long.

Funds for disaster protection and relief have been flowing into this
city for decades, and where has it gone, but into the pockets of the
politicos and their friends. Decades of socialist government in New
Orleans has sapped all self reliance from the community, and made them
dependent upon government for every little thing.

Political correctness and a lack of will to fight crime have created
the single most corrupt police force in the country, and has permitted
gang violence to flourish. The sad thing is that there are many poor
folks who have suffered and died needlessly because those that they
voted into office failed them. For those who missed item 5 (where the
President's level of accountability is discussed), it is made more
clear in a New Orleans

Times-Picayune article dated August 28:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the face of a catastrophic Hurricane
Katrina, a mandatory evacuation was ordered Sunday for New Orleans by
Mayor Ray Nagin. Acknowledging that large numbers of people, many of
them stranded tourists, would be unable to leave, the city set up 10
places of last resort for people to go, including the Superdome. The
mayor called the order unprecedented and said anyone whocould leave the
city should. He exempted hotels from the evacuation order because
airlines had already cancelled all flights. Gov. Kathleen Blanco,
standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush
called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the
low-lying city, which is prone to flooding. (emphasis mine)

The ball was placed in Mayor Nagin's court to carry out the
evacuation order. With a 5-day heads-up, he had the authority to use
any and all services to evacuate all residents from the city, as
documented in a city emergency preparedness plan. By waiting until the
last minute, and failing to make full use of resources available within
city limits, Nagin and his administration SCREWED up. Mayor Nagin and
his emergency sidekick Terry Ebbert have displayed lethal, mind
boggling incompetence before, during and afterKatrina.

As for Mayor Nagin, he and his profile in pathetic leadership police
chief should resign as well. That city's government is incompetent from
one end to the other. The people of New Orleans deserve better than
this crowd of clowns is capable of giving them. If you're keeping
track, these boobs let 569 buses that could have carried 33,350 people
out of New Orleans-in one trip-get ruined in the floods. Whatever plan
these guys had, it was a dud. Or it probably would have been if they'd
bothered to follow it. As for all the race-baiting rhetoric and
Bush-bashing coming
from prominent blacks on the left, don't expect Ray Nagin to be
called out on the carpet for falling short. You want to know why?
Here's why: It's more convenient to blame a white president for what
went wrong than to hold a black mayor and his administration
accountable for gross negligence and failing to fully carry out an
established emergency preparedness plan.To hold Nagin and his
administration accountable for dropping the ball amounts to letting
loose the shouts and cries of "Racism!". It's sad, it's wrong, but it's
standard operating procedure for the media and left-wing black
leadership.

Mark my words: you will not hear a word of criticism from Jesse Jackson
Sr., Randall Robinson, the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, or
Kanye West being directed toward Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. Why? Because he
is just another black politician instead of a responsible elected
official who happens to be black. In the mindset of
more-blacker-than-thou blacks, black politicians who are on their side
can do no wrong.


"IN GOD WE TRUST'

"IN GOD WE TRUST'


Trust what?

Tim wrote:




In case you aren't familiar with how our government is SUPPOSED to
work: The chain of responsiblity for the protection of the citizens in
New Orleans is:

1. The Mayor
2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security (a political
appointeeof the Governor who reports to the Governor)
3. The Governor
4. The Head of Homeland Security
5. The President

What did each do?

snip

The mayor seemed almost hysterical first talking about hundreds of
deaths and then 10,000.
What happened to the missing 500 or so cops?

Look on your coins Mike...

look on your coins.

Tim wrote:
Look on your coins Mike...

look on your coins.


Yes, yes - I know that.

Tim wrote:
Look on your coins Mike...

look on your coins.

I looked. I don't see anywhere, on any coins, where it tells WHAT we're
supposed to entrust god with.