Excuses, excuses, . . . and more excuses!

First, Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans stated that he did not use the available school busses because -- even if the people were removed to higher places, what then?? They would still need help.

When I heard this sorry idea of an excuse, . . . I thought -- worry about that when the time comes to worry about that. Until then, the main thing is to get the people out of there, to higher ground, and safety.

Then, I heard he had said that the busses would not be comfortable enough for the older people and those who were disabled. Oh -- MY! Worrying about the comfort of people in the path of a cat-five hurricane. THAT makes perfect sense, doesn't it??

Now, as of yesterday morning, it's that there were no drivers for the busses.

I don't know which one of the above excuses is the most ludicrous.

It would not surprise me, if tomorrow, he comes up with another excuse. All of the above ones
could be discredited by a ten year old, or even a first-year journalist.

But, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I have not heard many journalists who are either IN New Orleans, or anywhere along the gulf coast, and not one single Democrat politician target Mayor Nagin for incompetence, . . . . or Governor Blanco, for that matter.

Why not?? They're both Democrats. . . . . That's why not!! Had Blanco called in the Louisiana's National guard -- VOILA -- you've got your drivers, . . . that is, if one believes the driver
excuse, which I don't. Maybe the on-scene journalist will buy it, but not from here, . . . REMEMBER, folks, . . . We're talking about 3 days before the Hurricane even arrived. Katrina was a well-oganized, extremely powerful Categoy FIVE, hurricane at that time, and she had New Orleans directly in her sights.

I guess it's much easier to blame President Bush. I really don't know why we need mayors and
governors, if the president has to do their work too. Maybe we should just toss out the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, the same way they want us to disregard the Second Amendment, or the Fifth Amendment, or many portions of the First Amendment. Yeah, just blame Bush, the Democrat base will buy it! . . . . at least those not living along the gulf coast.

God Bless,
Dan'L