[Tiger Smack]

I'm sorry, and I am NOT a liberal, but I am HUGELY DISSAPOINTED in the federal government, FEMA and the La/NO government in this situation. We can topple a government in a matter of days, but we can't get people out of a freaking city??? I keep seeing and reading people saying, "We are coming, it takes time", blah blah blah. Days are going by and only a HANDFUL of buses are taking these people out of here for God's sake.

I agree, but up to a point. What about the people who chose to stay behind? What about all the looting? What about the shooting of cops and coast guards, what about the raping of toursits? What about the mayor not issuing a mandatory evac before this?

There is PLENTY of blame everywhere

[chris1]

That's all fine, but I see plenty of old folk and others who have nothing to do with the looting who need to be evacuated fast. It really is a disgrace that massive food drops have not been done, and a more coordinated effort made to evacuate people.

We have a lack of leadership.

[sandbar]

>>>There is PLENTY of blame everywhere

There is plenty of blame, no doubt. But you can't blame people who live in a city that relies on mass transit and have no way out. What about the tourists that couldn't get a rental car? What about people like my father who are in nursing homes and their relatives couldn't get to them, or the nursing home/hospitals told them to wait it out? I am sickened at the people who blame the people left behind for this tragedy.

[Nov3]

There is PLENTY of blame everywhere

I agree totally. The least common denominator is the rule - in government and the streets.