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SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > Hurricane Katrina — Bush highlights Rita readiness after criticism for handling of Katrina
Democratic critics said the preparations for Rita seemed to exceed those for Katrina, and called anew for an independent panel to investigate why.
Bush’s Fault?
From the Washington Post
Nagin said that by daybreak, he might have to order the first mandatory evacuation in New Orleans history, although his staff was still checking whether that would pose liability problems for the city. Nagin did not tell everyone to leave immediately, because the regional plan called for the suburbs to empty out [...]
The Ugly Truth About Federal Money
Money Flowed to Questionable Projects
And now for the ‘Bush cut the levee funding’ meme.
From the Washington Post -
In Katrina’s wake, Louisiana politicians and other critics have complained about paltry funding for the Army Corps in general and Louisiana projects in particular. But over the five years of President Bush’s administration, Louisiana has received far more [...]
More on Blanco
Political Issues Snarled Plans for Troop Aid – New York Times
The NYT is reporting more on Blanco’s failure to request military aid. Recall that the Hurricane hit on Sunday and the levees broke on Monday.
Officials in Louisiana agree that the governor would not have given up control over National Guard troops in her state [...]
Jon Stossel on Price Gouging
Stossel is wise.
Any number of services — roofing, for example, carpentry, or tree removal — are in overwhelming demand after a disaster. When the time comes to rebuild New Orleans, it’s safe to predict a shortage of local carpenters: The city’s own population of carpenters won’t be enough.
If this were a totalitarian country, the [...]
A Katrina Commission
Hillary Clinton is calling for a Federal Probe into what went wrong with Katrina.
I agree with her!
Unfortunately, I doubt such a probe would look into the serious failing of the New Orleans and Louisiana governments. Usually such a probe is nothing more than a partisan circus of finger pointing.
But certainly an honest [...]
Deathmatch
Now Nagin is going after Blanco.
Nagin singled out Gov. Kathleen Blanco for criticism, saying that the governor had asked for 24 hours to think over a decision when time was a luxury that no one, especially refugees, had.
New Orleans – the capital of finger pointing.
Geez!
Hearing on CNN today that there are quite a few people still in New Orleans that are refusing to be evacuated. They want to sit in their flooded homes and wait for the city to be cleaned up around them, all the while expecting to have food and water delivered.
This is starting to make [...]
Levees, FEMA, and the Blame Game
Lots of interesting information coming to the surface in the aftermath of Katrina.
First off, the ’slow’ response of FEMA to the hurricane. While the response seems shocking to a lot of people, and perhaps it could be better, there are some interesting policy positions that were well known to a great many people well [...]
What Is It With New Orleans Officials?
This story quoting W.S. Riley, deputy Police Chief in New Orleans, is yet another attempt by a New Orlean’s official to shift blame away from local government.
A top New Orleans police officer said that National Guard troops sat around playing cards while people died in the stricken city after Hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans deputy police [...]
More On The Mayor
Bush in a Tree has some more on the Mayor and the lack of leadership, mixed in with the Official New Orleans disaster evacuation plan.
Like a lot of government documents, the City of New Orleans emergency plan reads like a term paper written the night before it’s due – long, overwrought and complicated. Its neverending [...]
Rebuilding
It seems that people are having a bit of hysteria because some officials (notably Denny Hastert) are questioning the wisdom of rebuilding New Orleans. Before we shove over $100 billion into the rebuild, doesn’t it make sense to review a few things?
1). Geography. New Orleans (at the present site) is an average [...]
Price Gouging?
Can someone give me a reasonable definition of price gouging? I keep hearing the term bandied about, but I’m trying to figure out how a term can ever apply under Capitalism.
Anyone want to talk about supply and demand in times of crises? Could be fun.
Better Posts
One of the problems with not being able to blog much anymore is the loss of opportunity. As time passes, other bloggers usually end up saying what I want to say, only sooner and better.
VodkaPundit has pretty much summed up my perspective on the breakdown of New Orleans. I was fortunate enough to [...]
Attitudes
Watching a combonation of CNN and Fox tonight (that’ll make your head spin!), when I hear the following comment from a New Orleans refugee now in Houston.
“Houston did it’s job.”
Excuse me??
I’m glad Houston and other cities are stepping up, but since when is it the ‘job’ of others to step in and take care of [...]
Listen To The Expert
Jason Von Steenwyck on logistics
The focus in New Orleans seems to be on the National Guard response. The meme seems to be churning – this is all Bush’s fault, or the Guard isn’t there because they are in Iraq, or the Feds are dropping the ball.
Before everyone goes off on the Conventional Wisdom, maybe [...]
The Busses
Mayor Nagin –
“I need reinforcements,” he pleaded. “I need troops, man. I need 500 buses, man. …
I’ve done it all man, and I’ll tell you man, I keep hearing that it’s coming. This is coming, that is coming. And my answer to that today is BS, where is the beef? Because there is no [...]
WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Local News
WWLTV.com | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Local News
Up to the minute text blog of New Orleans if you want to keep up. Things are looking really bad now that the flooding has picked up…
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