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August 29, 2006
The disaster that never ends
As the press subjects us to a deluge of stories marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, every so often we get a reminder that -- contrary to the ravings of the Moonbats and Spike Lee -- it was the pathetic leadership of New Orleans that was (and still is) responsible for the terrible toll on the "Chocolate City."*
Remember how hundreds of buses sat in flooded parking lots, because New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin didn't order them used to evacuate the residents -- black and white -- who were trapped in the city before the hurricane hit?
The incompetence isn't limited to the mayor. Let's say you're the New Orleans City Council president. And let's say that you've got an opportunity to appear on one of the top-rated national weekly news shows to discuss the terrible time your city is having recovering from the disaster.
And let's also say that this is an opportunity for you to tell the national audience what New Orleans is doing in case Hurricane Ernesto makes a turn to the West.
So, what do you do with this opportunity?
Well, take a look at what host Chris Wallace said on Fox News Sunday.
We promised you an interview with New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas, but he apparently overslept this morning. Not only did he not make it to our studio for this interview, but we also understand that he missed a briefing on Hurricane Ernesto this morning.
Folks, I was watching when Wallace said this, and I have to tell you, I had quite a chuckle at the feckless incompetence of the so-called New Orleans leadership.
As GOP Bloggers said, "At some level, voters deserve what they get. The price of Katrina was higher than anybody should pay, but voters have to think clearly about the people they put into positions of power and trust."
Now that's democracy in action.
*"Chocolate City" was Mayor Nagin's ludicrous description of N'awlins, not mine.
Posted by Mike Lief at August 29, 2006 10:24 AM
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Compare the local and state government response to the devastation caused by Katrina in Mississippi to that of New Orleans.
In Mississippi, a comprehensive plan was enacted and re-construction has begun on major resorts along the Gulf coast.
In New Orleans, there are approximately 70 separate districts that are all trying to develop plans for reconstruction - there is no coordinated plan for the entire city.
It is too bad for the people of New Orleans that their city is largely below sea level and their leaders are largely below average.
Posted by: macman at August 30, 2006 03:29 PM