He praised the leadership in MS for their quick response and the compasion they were showing. He directly pointed out the the response in LA was unacceptable. This is almost an exact quote. He was not referring to FEMA, when he said this.
No I don't, yet. I'll try to find one. I guess you would have had to been listening to the speaches. He made 4 that day. I didn't go into work until after he was done with the tour. Everyone I have spoken with agrees that he was very disappointed with Blanco and the rest of the state leadership. FEMA, that same day, said they were prepared to go into N.O. but, could not due to the thugs.
Red, don't you know anything? Republicans can simply do no wrong, and placing any blame on them is simply preposterous. It's those damn Democrats that are trying to kill everybody! And certainly it couldn't be attributed to the shortcomings of both parties...
Red, I know you are a moderate, so I have no interest in the political aspects of this argument. I do have interest in why the levees were breached. In both the 17th st canal and the Industrial canal, both appear to have been caused by barges. For the 17th st canal, there was a work flat used to build the new bridge that appears to be the culprit. This speculation was confirmed by Vitter in a press conference. For the Industrial canal, I saw a large tank barge sitting on the city side of the levee. Again, most likely the cause of that particular breach. This is my speculation, but seeing the size of the vessel and the proximity, it is a logical conclusion. I believe that the levees were holding fairly well, until man-made objects resulted in the damage. As for design specs, yes the levees were desgined for Cat 3 surge, and not Cat 5. That's a politcal and financial argument, which the elder Bush stated during his press conference today, that was not of immediate significance.
