[LA Woman3]

*ping*

[mtbopfuyn]

Blanco's staff credited her with a "visionary" response

Hallucinogenic visions?

[Mr. Brightside]

The head of the bus drivers union was asked about the failure of busses to help evacuees.

He said, "There is nothing in our contract that requires our drivers to work during a hurricane."

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

"The governor turned to me and said, 'Where are the buses, where are the buses?' " Bromell recalled, saying Blanco told him to start getting buses again. At that point, the push became more aggressive, with Blanco later that evening issuing an executive order allowing the state to commandeer local government's school buses.

..where are the busses?..where are the busses?..at that point the push became more aggressive

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I want to know what Blanco’s mental state was before and during the storm because she certainly wasn’t all there (putting it kindly).

[Rocky]

And the finger-pointing continues...

[SMARTY]

"The understanding, Bromell said, was that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had enough buses on the way..."

How bonehead!!! Why not get those who wanted out - OUT and do it with the buses belonging to NOLA??? That way people could get out AND the buses could be salvaged. I am NOT a governor or a mayor and I can figure that one out!!!