NEW ORLEANS MAYOR & LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BLEW IT !
By Gordon Bishop (09/09/05)
The liberal media and liberal politicians have been bashing President Bush for failing to send in the troops and aid after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, leaving thousands dead.
Wrong.
Bush personally called the Democrat Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco 24 hours before Katrina pounded New Orleans, and warned the governor to evacuate New Orleans immediately.
The governor ignored the Presidents warning.
So did the Democrat Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin.
In fact, both local and state Democrat leaders knew the big storm was coming, but did nothing to evacuate the people when they had the time to put them in thousands of school buses available before the city was flooded.
Both the governor and mayor were in possession of the federal rules on evacuations involving a major disaster. The rules book is issued by FEMA the Federal Emergency Management Act.
FEMA is NOT a first responder. The federal agency RESPONDS after a disaster NOT before.
Why didnt the Louisiana governor and New Orleans mayor know the rules involving disasters BEFORE they happen?
Incompetence? Ignorance? Indifference?
All of the above, plus political stupidity.
Are these elected officials qualified to represent the people who put them in office?
Its like putting your life and property in the hands of inmates in an asylum.
All of these nasty words have been slung at President Bush, who as President knew the rules of such disaster planning. Thats knowledge and intelligence. Thats why George Bush urged the Louisiana governor to get moving 24 hours before the hurricane devastated New Orleans.
Yes, Bush was Governor of Texas for eight years. He knew the rules of FEMA and how to deal with emergencies.
Why didnt the Democrat leadership in Louisiana know those same rules? (Too busy playing dirty politics instead of knowing how to represent their constituents?)
Mrs. Toro
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Genesis 3:24
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.