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And, I knew FEMA should have been more pro-active urging New Orleans to evacuate.



The President personally called Governor Blanco and strongly urged an evacuation. She said this on TV two days before landfall. That's as far as a President and FEMA can go legally. Sadly she decided not to evacuate and just left everyone to their own devices; fortunately most evacuated anyway.

There was no need to send buses prior to the hurricane's landfall; in fact it would probably have been irresponsible to do so. New Orleans already had the needed buses and more would have worsened traffic congestion, especially since out-of-state drivers would be unfamiliar with the roads. FEMA only had to import out-of-state buses after the locals decided not to use theirs, and after Governor Blanco decided not to use any in-state buses. It's not reasonable to expect ahead of time that the Governor would refuse to use state resources to aid New Orleans.

On the other hand, the rest of the article looks spot on. Brown should never have had that job, and Chertoff is beginning to look no more competent. Neither have any skills for their jobs; both were patronage appointments.
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