Talk:Ray Nagin

Was it more the Democratic mayor or the Democratic governor who refused federal help and then blamed the drowning deaths on the slowness of the feds to provide help?

• On Thursday, September 1, amid a growing clamor of questions about the lack of action being taken in New Orleans, Blanco finally signed Executive Order KBB-2005-23, giving permission for the federal government to enter Louisiana with military assistance. [1]

• The state of La. had prior warning of at least 72 hours before storm hit, if not more. No expected a 500 year storm disaster. While both mayor and governor were negligent, Gov. sat on her hands trusting Nagel could 'ride it out'. -- jp 22:54, 1 September 2008 (EDT)

• Democrats blamed Bush for a "slow response" but city officials let a fleet of school buses become submerged in water; see image of buses lined up in their flooded parking lot [2] --Ed Poor ^Talk 07:39, 2 September 2008 (EDT)