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To: tejek who wrote (254799)	10/11/2005 5:52:12 PM
From: Taro	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1571896

Sure, Nagin is yet another hero from your collection and here some facts to consider... Taro 2 States, 22 Observations: Things I have noticed while watching media coverage of the recent hurricanes: Texas: Productive industrious state run by Republicans Louisiana: Government dependent welfare state run by Democrats Texas: Residents take responsibility to protect and evacuate themselves Louisiana: Residents wait for government to protect and evacuate them Texas: Local and state officials take responsibility for protecting their citizens and property Louisiana: Local and state officials blame federal government for not protecting their citizens and property Texas: Command and control remains in place to preserve order Louisiana: Command and control collapses allowing lawlessness Texas: Law enforcement officers remain on duty to protect city Louisiana: Law enforcement officers desert their posts to protect themselves Texas: Local police watch for looting Louisiana: Local police participate in looting Texas: Law and order remains in control, 8 looters tried it, 8 looters arrested Louisiana: Anarchy and lawlessness breaks out, looters take over city, no arrests, criminals with guns have to be shot by federal troops Texas: Considerable damage caused by hurricane Louisiana: Considerable damage caused by looters Texas: Flood barriers hold preventing cities from flooding Louisiana: Flood barriers fail due to lack of maintenance allowing city to flood Texas: Orderly evacuation away from threatened areas, few remain Louisiana: 25,000 fail to evacuate, are relocated to another flooded area Texas: Citizens evacuate with personal 3 day supply of food and water Louisiana: Citizens fail to evacuate with 3 day supply of food and water, do without it for the next 4 days Texas: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State officials provide accessible distribution points Louisiana: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State officials prevent citizens from reaching distribution points and vice versa Louisiana: Media focuses on poor blacks in need of assistance, blames Bush Texas: Media can't find poor blacks in need of assistance, looking for something else to blame on Bush Texas: Coastal cities suffer some infrastructure damage, Mayors tell residents to stay away until ready for repopulation, no interference from federal officials Louisiana: New Orleans is destroyed, Mayor asks residents to return home as another hurricane approaches, has to be overruled by federal officials Louisiana: Over 400 killed by storm, flooding and crime Texas: 24 killed in bus accident on highway during evacuation, small number of storm related deaths Texas: Jailed prisoners are relocated to other detention facilities outside the storm area Louisiana: Jailed prisoners are set free to prey on city shops, residents, and homes Texas: Local and state officials work with FEMA and Red Cross in recovery operations Louisiana: Local and state officials obstruct FEMA and Red Cross from aiding in recovery operations Texas: Local and state officials demonstrate leadership in managing disaster areas Louisiana: Local and state officials fail to demonstrate leadership, require federal government to manage disaster areas Texas: Fuel deliveries can't keep up with demand, some run out of gas on highway, need help from fuel tankers before storm arrives Louisiana: Motorists wait till storm hits and electrical power fails. Cars run out of gas at gas stations that cant pump gas. Gas in underground tanks mixes with flood waters Texas: Mayors move citizens out of danger Louisiana: Mayor moves himself and family to Dallas Texas: Mayors continue public service announcements and updates on television with Governor's backing and support Louisiana: Mayor cusses, governor cries, senator threatens president with violence on television, none of them have a clue what went wrong or who's responsible Louisiana: Democratic Senator says FEMA was slow in responding to 911 calls from Louisiana citizens Texas: Republican Senator says "when you call 911, the phone doesn't ring in Washington, it rings here at the local responders" What if state and local elected officials were forced to depend on themselves and their own resources instead of calling for help from the federal government? Texas cities would be back up and running in a few days. Louisiana cities would still be under water next month.