Yes, the wingnuts will always be with us, but more and more people are believing what they saw with their own eyes it seems, and it ain't pretty ...
There were a lot of individual heroes for sure, putting the efforts of this gang that couldn't shoot straight in stark relief.
Not containing the looting was Nagin's biggest mistake, probably -- although I'm nor sure that he could have at that point in time ... cops couldn't get around easily, no communications, lots of those dudes were indeed already armed? -- but since then he's been the best of a sorry lot, imo ... telling shrub and Blanco to get off their asses and do something the other night seemed to have had an effect. <g/ng>
There've been a lot of ufb stories this week, but this one here seems particulary stupid as well as incompetent ... we've known since Tuesday that there were gas leaks and risk of fire and that there was no water pressure for the fire department:
Forest Service offers planes to help fight fires
The Forest Service has offered fixed plane aircraft used to fight forest fires to help extinguish blazes in New Orleans, according to two congressional sources. But the sources said the planes, which can pour large amounts of water on fires, remained grounded in Missouri Friday because the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t authorized their use.
The department is overseeing federal hurricane relief and rescue operations.
"We’ve been asking them to request that the planes be used, but nothing has happened,” said one of the two congressional sources, both of whom asked to remain anonymous. The planes were offered by the Forest Service because of news reports that firefighters in New Orleans lacked adequate water pressure to fight a number of fires in the city.
There was no immediate comment from the Forest Service, which is part of the Agriculture Department, or the Department of Homeland Security.
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