[F16Fighter]

"And if the Feds HAD come in and taken over operations, as actually was necessary (though not desired or constitutionally allowed), who would have been the first to yell about a police state because a federal officer ordered buses under Nagin's 'control' to be used for evacuation?"

Of course...

Unfortunately, the law dictated the city and state "control" their own ill-fated, ill-prepared operation and the fed abided in the official protocol.

The investigation is gonna get ever so ugly for the Dems IF the GOP chooses to exploit it for political purposes (which they have EVERY right to do to prove what a joke Dems are in "governing.")

[wouldntbprudent]

I used to wonder if, when a Rat went to cast his vote for president, he ever asked himself, "Will the candidate I'm about to vote for make a good COMMANDER IN CHIEF?"

I'd venture to say very rarely do these rat-brained voters ever consider the actual job for which they are doing the hiring!

Same here! I wonder if any one of the voters who voted for Nagin (or even Blankie) every said, "Self, is this the person I want leading my city/state in a time of crisis?"

By contrast, I was watching one of Dubya's speeches one time and someone not a particular fan of his said, "You know what? Love him or hate him, in time of crisis, he's YOUR MAN!"