For those of you outside the State of Louisiana - thanks for your help, but if there is trouble in disaster relief, we'll decide who to blame. You can blame who you want, but Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama took the hit. It's these people down here that government failed to help.

For those of you outside the south that think this is going to help you win Kansas, I think you are mistaken... Kansas isn't affected by FEMA's response, by Bush's response, or by Louisiana State Government's response. George Bush can take all the responsibility he wants, but that does not matter. The fact is, our state took the impact as did Mississippi and Alabama, it's our states responsibility to take steps to ensure that this does not happen again.

The fact of the matter is, if our state government would have fixed the Levy to begin with, there would be no finger pointing because Louisiana would have dodge the big one. Had the levy never broke, New Orleans would not have flooded. There would not be the dead bodies floating around the swamp called Nawlins. It was a problem the preceeded Bush by decades. Louisiana government had several opportunities to fix the problem before it was ever a problem, now, it's all of our problem. Thank Louisiana government.

What did you expect FEMA to do? Was FEMA any slower this time than they were with any other hurricane? We know FEMA takes a while just as Nawlins knew FEMA would take a while. In fact, nobody would be complaining that FEMA is taking too long had the city never flooded. Instead, FEMA is overwhelmed with the excessive claims due to the break in the levy...something the Louisiana government should have taken care of a long time ago.

Now this is going to come as a shock to you liberals... George W. Bush did not stick his finger in the air, stir up a hurricane and direct it towards New Orleans because he doesn't like black people. In fact, George W. Bush was never even a Louisianan state official. What exactly did George W. Bush do to cause the problem to begin with?

I will tell you who has been active in politics for the longest time, much longer than her one year long teaching career. (Yes, the former teacher was a teacher for one full year) That person is Governor Kathleen Blanco. Since the 80's, Kathleen Blanco has been active in state government, serving as state legislature and Lt Governor before taking on the role as Governor. She above all should have known that the LEVY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. Yet, she wants to point her finger at Bush? It's gotten so bad that Political Consultant Roy Fletcher has had this to say about Kathleen Blanco..."IMPEACH HER, THEN INDICT HER!

Hat Tip Breakfast at Tiffany's who also has some info on Roy Fletcher

The criticism continues to rise against the Governor especially considering that the Lt. Governor is also a Democrat. Democrats have nothing to lose by dumping Kathleen Blanco, but in order to keep that seat they would be better of dumping her. She's been incompetent.

Word flying around here in Louisiana isn't blame Bush... it's impeach Kathleen Blanco. Again, we decide what's best for this state... We made a mistake with Kathleen, not Bush.

Other links...

The Media Blog
Cornpone also shows support

One more thing... if our government was too slow to respond to New Orleans residents because they had a majority blacks, then what does that say about the Clinton administration that took a couple of weeks to do anything while 100% of those slaughtered on the streets of Rwanda were all black? Where was Jesse Jackson then?

Uh oh, this is exactly what I was warning you libs about. Despite all the criticism that Bush took, people down here are really taking a look at local government. They are really taking a look at Kathleen Blanco and the demand for her impeachment has begun.

I had joked a few times that one of the bright sides of this hurricane was that we learned that our Governor enjoys taking her time to think things through before making a decision. Unfortunately the joke is a little too true. She could point her finger at Bush but the bottom line is, if she didn't want to govern this state, why then did she even run for office?

People may be upset with FEMA, but if Micheal Brown ought to resign, then so should every first responder that is capable of doing something about the situation. I am not so hard on Ray Nagin as many others around here are. Still those most critical of the Bush administration that had the ability to do something ought to be held accountable for their own shortcomings. Thus comes the movement to recall Governor Blanco.

The Political Teen has video of Blanco admitting that she hesitated and should have sent troops in. Also Governor Blanco failed to show up and meet with refugees as promised. The Houston Chronicle also reports that Kathleen Blanco's political future is in doubt. Even the Northside Journal is complaining of Blanco's lack of leadership

More to come...

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You know, the second that Katrina happened, liberals were ready to complain. They are so caught up in their fanatical obsession and hatred of Bush that they think any excuse is reasonable for impeachment. I bet if Bush passed gas the wrong way then that's reason enough to impeach him with these guys.

But there is something else here. You see, I was p*$$ed with the liberals that started their petty partisan attacks so quickly after the hurricane hit. I thought it was repugnant, disgusting, in fact, there are no words to describe how low I thought of those liberals.

Then I realized, this is nothing new for Democrats. They love seeing people miserable. Democrats prey on people's misery. The worse off you are the more you NEED them. So seeing people dying in the streets brought happiness to Democrats, they believe that's how to get elected, through people's misery.

Take Columbine, for example, when Bill Clinton used that trajedy to score cheap gun control points. I'm sure each of us can think of other examples. I could, but then I'd never finish posting this.

It's enjoyable to them. It's there way of justifying theirself worth. They need that praise. They can't help others without taking credit for it. It's a self esteem problem. For them, blogging and criticizing the president was there way of saying "Look at meeee! I care! I care about poor people, I care about black people. Look at me! I care more than you!"

But, to all you liberals out there, what did you actually do to help? Did you reach in your wallet and give to your church and tell them that this is for Katrina? Did you give to the American Red Cross? What did you donate?

And especially Jesse Jackson, who supposedly cares so much about his own people, how much did he give? No, I am not talking about using Rainbow-Push money. Jackson has a lot of money, did he open up his wallet?

Same thing for the Senators and congressmen. Sure they have a lot of compassion with other people's money, but if they really believe in this cause, if they really care, did they open up their wallets as big as some of them opened their mouths? Most of them have been living off public dollars long enough, certainly they can find it in their hearts to give some of their own money? Why should the American public have to give twice? In taxes and donations? While Senators Leahy and Clinton take credit for caring enough to give other people's money, but not their own? Each one of those senators and congressmen that voted for the 52 Billion dollar bill ought to reach in their own pocket and give $5,200 each. I'm not opposed to the spending bill, but if it's that important shouldn't they also make a sacrifice of their own and not just with public dollars?

When the American people are called upon to give, shouldn't our public officials also open up their wallets? How much did Micheal Moron give? Did Sean Penn open up his wallet and give to the Red Cross? Or did he just spend money on film and a leaky boat for publicity?

But I do want to give kudos to Tom Tancredo from Colorado. He is exactly right, if the federal government gives money to the State of Louisiana, it will not get to the people that it was intended for. It will find it's way into the pockets of the politicians and their buddies, that's the way it is, Democrats love to give to their rich friends... then accuse Republicans of doing it.

So perhaps they should look at how the money is being spent. Let's watch how the Louisiana Government handles this money. Let's not forget, this is the same government that frittered away a large amount of money from the tobacco suit.

And lastly but definitely not least Governor Kathleen Blanco continues to impede the process. While Mayor Nagin forces people to evacuate the city, citing disease and other health reasons, Kathleen Blanco says that the Mayor doesn't have the power to do that, that it's the governors responsibility. Fortunately Nagin learned his lesson from Katrina, don't trust the governor to do anything. That water is beyond hazzardous yet she still insists that there is no need for mandatory evacuation. I guess she just needs another 48 hours to decide.

I am beginning to hear more and more people openly question if we can recall her. Each day, I support the idea more.

Yes, normalcy. Well, normalcy for what it's worth. Now we can start looking at what happened. If anybody failed us down here in Louisiana, it was our local government. It was our Governor Kathleen Blanco. She failed us.

But I do want to thank you liberals for bringing up just how much government failed us. You see, our local government is ran by Democrats. The Mayor of Nawlins - Democrat. The Mayor of Baton Rouge - Democrat. The State legislature - controlled by Democrats. Yep, you guessed right, Governor - Democrat.

This state has been under control of Democrats since God knows when. Until recently, the state was registered 90% Democrats. Democrats built that levy that broke. They did not build it to withstand a category 5 hurricane. They misused monies that was appropriated in the past. Democrats were more interested in renovating the Lt. Gov's home, spending money on a trip to Cuba, stealing money (such as Edwards), gave large amounts of money to keep the Saints here, wanted to build a Sugarmill for God know what reason, and wanted to take land away from people in order to build a lake in the name of economic development.

This state has a long history of corruption, officials breaking the law from top to bottom. We currently have an ex-Governor in jail, our last four Insurance Commissioners went to jail, and our politicians seem to think corruption is not only right, but a wonderful life.

Why could the government find money for their self serving projects and to line their pockets yet they can not find the money to ensure the safety of Nawlins? Why is it the Federal government's responsibility to provide pork barrel money every time they turn around? Why do we even have a local government if we expect the Federal government to run everything around here?

In fact, is that the responsibility of Democrats? To run for office to fill their pockets and not much else? God knows, I do not want to go through another hurricane with this governor again. She failed us more than anybody.

It's also not the job of the President of the United States to over see each individual state. It is the President's job to oversee the welfare of the nation in it's entirity. We elect Governors to run states. Maybe you liberals heard of them. It's the Governor's job to see to the well being of his/her state. Blanco did not do that.

Why did our Governor need Bush's prodding to act on declaring a State of Emergency? Why did she take 48 hours to give the "You loot, we shoot" orders? and why hasn't she still deputized many law enforcement officials that are down here attempting to help out?

And if Bush is an idiot, then what's that say about our Governor who calls a proposal from President Bush "very complicated" and needed 24 hours to think about while people died? I thought Bush was an idiot and Democrats were just so intelligent? Well, there goes that theory.

But if that isn't enough Governor Blanco, who complains that the Federal Government did not act soon enough continues to impede the response of the Federal Government by not giving them more control. When she had the power to do something, she complained that nobody did anything. Now that other people are stepping up to the plate and has turned the situation around she is trying to take control back?

I am willing to bet that if we did a poll in about a week and simply asked this question to Louisianians If another Category 5 hurricane was coming at Louisiana this next year, who would you trust, President Bush or Kathleen Blanco? I think the response would be overwhelmingly for Bush. It's a no-brainer.

Kathleen Blanco, you of all people let us down. And let this be a lessoned learned to the rest of you around the nation, don't vote Democrat.

There is going to be a lot of good that comes out of this disaster. We can't see it now, it's all very strange to us.

Traffic is ridiculous, the burden the local police now have must be tremendous, and businesses are now ever more needed. Store shelves can't be stocked quick enough, banks can not put money into the ATM's fast enough and gas stations are running on empty. Life is much different but now it's getting back to normal.

But the dust is beginning to settle and as more and more of us get back to our regularly scheduled daily lives, people are beginning to wake up at the importance of government. That is LOCAL government.

What failed us more than anything this time around was the incompetence of local government. Year after year, when victims are evacuated into the Superdome, Rapes, Fights and even murders occur. Yet, once again, our local government failed to provide the security that those people in the Superdome required. Why did our local government fail to keep control even in the shelters that they provided?

Yeah, I know.... Bush stuck his finger in the wind and stirred up a hurricane and demanded that it hit New Orleans because they had black people there.

And our governor who time after time has given our president the cold shoulder during his previous visits, and did not listen to President Bush when he told her to declare a State of Emergency. Our governor that seemed to have no presence during this disaster. This governor that allowed looting to continue on for a full 48 hours before doing anything. Our governor, that waited around and expected the federal government to do everything. If Kathleen Blanco didn't want to take care of the state during an emergency, why then did she even run for office? Incompetence. I don't care that we do share the last name, we may just be better off recalling her. We cannot afford anymore of her incompetence. We cannot risk another hurricane with her in office. She failed us more than anybody.

And the mayor of Baton Rouge who, during evacuations, said that we weren't taking any more New Orleans thugs, adding an additional 10 hours to the round trip of the buses.

As people get back to their daily lives and reflect on what happened, they are beginning to reflect on what happened. When the dust settles, you liberals that think you scored a bunch of cheap political points against Bush, you may have just gotten a whole lot of local Democrats fired from their jobs. Yes government failed us, local government ran by incompetent Democrats failed us.

We are starting to get back to some sense of normalcy here. Children return back to school tomorrow, courts start back up, life starts up again. I feel for those people that stayed behind in New Orleans for whatever reason. Not all of them were poor as so many made it out to be. Many were there for a reason. Some were medical professionals. Others were business owners that decided to wait out the storm. Others were scheduled to work in necessary jobs starting shortly after the storm. There were tourist, and of course Police and Fire Departments. They were people from all walks of life.

Although most of us here still aren't ready for the blame game it's starting to pick up. I have several things that have been bothering me concerning this but I will touch on just a couple for now.

The first is why didn't we use the old way of evacuation of Women and Children First? Men could do a better job of fending for theirselves than a woman with children. Sure I'd like to see families kept together, but with today's technology we could evacuate the sick, the women, and children first. The men could come afterwards. With internet, we could reunite them in a few days, or at least put them in contact with each other. With the danger that was growing in New Orleans, with reports of gang rapes, looting, robbing, and murdering, this only made sense.

Secondly, before anybody blames Bush, Clinton, past presidents, or the federal government for not upgrading the levy, why didn't New Orleans do it? Why didn't the State of Louisiana do it? Especially the State of Louisiana. Not once have I ever heard Governor Kathleen Blanco stress the need to upgrade the levy, but I heard her mention coastal erosion several times.

We can find money to give to Tom Benson to keep the New Orleans Saints in Louisiana (Gov. Foster, Gov. Blanco). We can spend money to work up some ridiculous deal with Castro (Gov. Blanco). We can spend close to half a million dollars to renovate the Lt. Gov. home (Lt. Gov. Landrieu) and another million dollars on renovating the Gov's mansion, yet we can't find the money to upgrade the levy? We have to ask the federal government to do that? If the Louisiana government knew how severe it was, then why didn't the Louisiana government just solve the problem? Oh wait, they were probably to busy trying to grease their palms. This is exactly why Edwin Edwards needs to stay in jail. This is why political corruption doesn't affect just a few, it affects us all.

And speaking of Benson, if he can't (or won't) keep the Saints in Louisiana this season, then he needs to go ahead and stay out of the state. Our that stupid deal Mike Foster made with him was highway robbery and instead of spending the money on him, we could have upgraded the levy and Nawlins would still be intact.

And speaking of the levy, why the h#ll didn't they build it to withstand a category five hurricane in the first place? Why didn't the state do it, they've spent tons of money on projects, if they knew this was such threat, why didn't they just fix it?

Thirdly, Kip Holden needs to apologize for his comments that to paraphrase 'We don't want to inherit New Orleans problems', That we don't want "New Orleans Thugs". Well Kip, in case you haven't noticed, New Orleans problem IS our problem and we have to help them. Not because the state says we have to help them, or keep because we want to put up a big show of compassion so that people will think we care. Kip, the reason we have to help these people is because to do otherwise would be INHUMANE. Regardless of what any of us think of the Nawlins folk, doesn't mean that can't welcome them into our city. Kip, these are our nieghbors and we should treat them as such. As far as I am concerned they are welcomed here.

I am still pi$$ed...(but calmer)

at the liberal bloggers out there that politicized this trajedy while people continued to die. There is plenty of time to question what happened. There is plenty of time to play the blame game, but I ought to warn you (especially liberals) that there is plenty of blame to go around. You only wish that Bush is responsible but the truth of the matter will soon come to light. Right now, it's first things first, we'll play the blame game later.

But what was really bothering me about it, what really disturbed me the most about these liberal bloggers was the utter GLEE they seemed to have that thousands of people were dying. They were so giddy about the disaster that they could hardly contain their overwhelming satisfaction that this somehow meant George W. Bush was a bad President. They might have well just said "Oh great, the body count is still climbing, SEE! SEE! You should have voted for Kerry! SEE! I Told you so! Hooray for me because I VOTED KERRY!" It was appalling to me that so many liberals just seemed to take and continue to take joy in the masses that died. Those of you left-wing bloggers out there that did not take such joy in this that you couldn't wait to express it, you really ought to be embarrassed by the other liberal bloggers that did so. Quite frankly, I am embarrassed for them. No, 'embarrassed' isn't the right word for it, I don't know what is the right word for it.

You liberals bloggers out there that used this trajedy to score cheap political points, seriously get some psychiatric help.

And what is that useless has-been racist still doing on the airwaves. Cripes, he just came down here and pissed everybody off, and yes, that does include African-Americans. I just hope that Mr. Jacksons opens up his wallet as big as he opens his mouth.

On last thing, Rob at Ironmouth did a good job of being critical of the president without politicizing the trajedy. Rob, I personally want to thank you for that.

If you haven't seen this, you must Aaron Broussard

We're with you, Mr. Broussard.

Now that the situation is getting under control, we can start talking about what was going on. Before any of you even begin to think that because of you and your criticism - Bush acted, you better know the facts.

Hastert

Like everybody, I thought his comments were inappropriate, that was until I heard the audio of what he actually said. What most of you are reading about in his comments are excerpts and not his entire comments. They are leaving out key words that he said. As soon as I can find a transcript of his entire comments I will post it. That said, Mr. Hastert should have waited until things got under control before even commenting where we should go.

Jesse Jackson

Yeah, what good did he do? He proved himself to be nothing more than a useless has-been racist. People were dying, rich, poor, civil, uncivil, black, white, hispanic, oriental, Louisianans, tourists, people from all walks of life, dying. Yet, Mr. Jackson wants to come down here and with his self serving moral superiority? Mr. Jackson, you have tons of money, why don't you make a HUGE contribution to the victims of Katrina, and not just to black victims, to all victims? Mr. Jackson should apologize for his comments, they were more than inappropriate. Of course, we can't expect him to apologize, but then again that's why he's a useless has-been racist.

Mayor Kip Holden

Holden ought to apologize for calling the refugees "New Orleans Thugs". This is the closest major city to New Orleans. If we can't help these refugees out for a couple of days and allow the state to get the rest of the people out of New Orleans, then what kind of people are we? No, we insist they move on to another city, sending them to Houston. Let's see, it takes about an hour to drive to Baton Rouge from Nawlins, about 6 hours to get to Houston. Thanks to our kind and compassionate mayor, we added an additional 10 hours to the buses trying to evacuate refugees.

However, I don't blame him completely. Rumors flying around the city about car jackings, rapes, pillaging, looting... here in Baton Rouge. Turns out that most of it isn't true and quite frankly, just as New Orleans had crimes before Katrina, Baton Rouge also had crimes before the refugees. Our city is over crowded and much of it is still without power. Everybody in the Baton Rouge area is expected to have power by Sunday.

Katrina's Kriminals

Before anybody takes up their defense, you must look at the entire situation. Stealing food and water, dry clothes out of necessity is understandable. Stealing DVD players, Saints jersey's, and expensive shoes isn't. Breaking into stores during the hurricane is not understandable.

The National Guard is there and under the orders of Kathleen Blanco can shoot to kill. At first I disgreed with this thinking. Well, I understand it but I still disagree with it. When the government starts to arbitraily shoot people, what recourse do the people then have? The New Orleans police that stayed behind during the hurricane deserve massive amounts of praise. They didn't go around shooting people, they tried to maintain law and order, and they did it to the best of their ability. They did it under the same conditions as the rest of the people stranded in New Orleans.

More of Katrina's Kriminals

It's sick and disgusting the behavior of some people. How is it that during a hurricane, all you can think about is sex? How is it even remotely possible that you think about raping somebody? I just don't understand that.

Yet, according to some that's exactly what was going on in the Superdome in New Orleans. Apparently there were gang rapes (oops, now the liberal blogs are going to blame Bush for that) going on in the Superdome. Word has it that the security was simply overwhelmed and outnumbered and couldn't do anything about the gang rapes going on.

Word also has it that there was vigilante justice going on in the Superdome. I heard that when some of those rapist will leave the Superdome, they'll head straight to the morgue. As told by one Lt. on WAFB news Thursday night.

Katrina's Victims

The devastation hit homes, businesses, and industries. It took lives when it took the levy. The aftermath left even more devastation. Lives were lost when the levy broke and people couldn't exit onto the roof, drowing inside their homes. Others died because their oxygen tanks ran out, or they didn't have any more medical supplies. Some commited suicide by jumping of off bridges. Some were murdered. What most of you haven't heard on the news media you probably will soon. This brought out the worse in people.

Mayor Ray Nagin

The questions are going to come to Mayor Nagin, 'why didn't you mobilize the school buses?'. Hindsight is always 20/20 isn't it? What they don't understand is that nobody saw this coming. Yeah, they say they did. Of course, they don't live down here and hindsight is always 20/20. I with you Mayor Nagin, today, this month, this year, you are my mayor.

Evacuation

I wonder whatever happened to 'Women and Children First"?

Trying to drive through Baton Rouge is a major pain. It seems like everytime I turn around I end up in another gas line. No, I don't keep running out of gas. The gas lines extend into the street. If traffic wasn't congested before (it was), then it is now. I am not looking forward to Tuesday when school starts back up. We'll have our buses back from refugees and I'll probably have to add hour to my road time.

Soon things will get back to normal.

Many New Orleans Police officers are quitting. The situation grow even more dire. National Gaurd on orders to shoot looters. In the words of our governor "They are fresh out of Iraq." More to come...

I think I am going start a list of blogs that I find that our using our misery in order to make some political point. It's sick and disgusting. Let the thousands of bodies get cold before you start second guessing our leaders. I don't recall anybody running around immediately after 9-11 trying to make use that to score political points. Quite frankly, this disaster is much worse. How many people died on 9-11? How many cities were wiped out on 9-11? And some of you want to score political points? Since so many blogs want to Blame Bush first, even though his approach was the same as Bill Clintons concerning the levies. Also, I read Molly Ivans column today for blaming bush because of pumping water out of the wetlands... yet he was faced with criticism of not doing anything about coastal erosion. (let me get this straight, damned if he does, damned if he doesn't?), and thirdly because I enjoy picking on liberals. I'll start with Liberal blogs, but conservatives beware, I will list you too. This is no time to use misery in order to score cheap political points.

Liberal Blogs (ie "Moderates", "Progressives", "Centrists", "Left-Wingers")
Chicken Foot Stew
What's in Scott's Head
The Martian Anthropologist
Jennifer Roche
Bush Out
Bring it on
Too Much Blue Sky
Liberty For Sale
Finding A Voice
San Francisco Liberal
Jamies Venture
Sams Dead Fish Club
Think Progress
The Talent Show
Strip Search City
Micheal Moore
Infinite Wisdom
A La Gauche
Rude Pundit

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For Crying out loud, what the hell is the matter with you Democrats. Are you really just sheep being led to the slaughter? It seems as if every d@mn liberal blog that I come across wants to turn this into an opportunity to bash Bush rather than have some sympathy towards the victims in all of this. Hell people, go see a damn psychologist for your obsession with Bush. People are dying right now and the only thing you people can do is offer up criticisms of Bush? Bush is doing everything he can. Kathleen Blanco is doing everything she can. Mayor Ray Nagin is doing everything he can. If you want to blame anybody for the evacuation not going quicker you can start with blaming our mayor here in Baton Rouge that has stated that we are not going to take any more refugees. In case you haven't noticed, this is the closest city to New Orleans. Where are they supposed to go? Houston? Lafayette? That takes extra time to go there. Not only does he share some of the blame but so do the people that are shooting at the rescue workers. And don't forget the people that are jamming the streets making travel out of New Orleans even more difficult. And Jesse Jackson coming over the airwaves to stir up the people still stranded down there. That's brilliant mister Jackson. Tell the people that we are trying to rescue that they aren't going to get rescued because they are black. How brilliant! You must be a damned genius. Where the hell did you get your brains at? How bout some of you people just shut up???

Special Recommendation for Buy Blue for having enough sense to talk about Katrina without turning it political. Thank you.

P.S. excuse the language... most of my readers know that I do not like to cuss.

Conservative Blogs

There are a lot more blogs that I can find and with limited time will be updating this post. Feel free to leave a blog in the comments section conservative or liberal. I'll post the ones that I see using this strictly to use misery to score cheap political points. Your assistance is appreciated. By no means am I suggesting that people do not criticize the president or any other leaders. However, there is plenty of time later on to talk about what could have been done and very little time now to do something. Instead of using your resources to score cheap political points, use your resources to help out. There's a large city and many small towns filled with Republicans and Democrats, blacks and whites, rich and poor all displaced. All hungry. All faced with disease and death. Make your political points later. Sick bastards, people are dying and all you can do is score cheap political points? To you bloggers that I have listed thus far, "Get off your @$$ and do something to help!".

Reports of people firing shots at rescue helicopters at the Superdome in New Orleans. Air evacuation has been stopped at least temporarily but evacuation by bus continues. There also have been reports of arson around the Superdome. Read more here.

The politization of our distaster continues on blogs and Airhead America radio. Let me tell you folks, right now, politics is the last thing on our minds. As politically charged person that I am fact is, I don't care about politics right now.

I think I speak on behalf of most Lousianians when I say, Republican President Bush is our president. This month he is our president, just like the Democrat Kathleen Blanco is our governor, and for Louisiana, Ray Nagin is our mayor. As far as we are concerned, let them do their job. They are doing their job. Our senators, one Republican, one Democrat, are doing the best they can. Our congressmen are doing the best they can. For what it's worth, they are our leaders. That's what we got for leadership and it sure the hell beats out the leadership that your providing by crying "There's an absence of leadership". Quite frankly, your misuse of the misery that Katrina has brought for political positioning is pathetic, sick, and disgusting. Maybe the people in Littleton didn't mind you using Columbine to score political points for gun control, maybe others don't care. But please refrain from using this distaster to pathetically score political points against the President, OR OUR DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR.

Governor Kathleen Blanco ordered yesterday to be a day of Prayer, hell, even the ACLU had enough class not to interfere. Now, maybe they'll sue her in a couple of months for doing that, we'll see. But the fact of the matter is, right now, our leaders are our leaders. Leave them alone.

Turns out that it was true about the people attempting to raid the children's hospital. I'm not inclined to favor government to shoot people at will, but in this instance? I don't know.

As for the criticism that people should have gotten out of New Orleans and other places, people have got to realize that we face hurricanes all the time here. The fact is, New Orleans would have survived Katrina had the levy not broke in three different places. It's not what Katrina did while she was here, it's what she left behind. It was the aftermath. Most of those people that were in New Orleans felt as if they could wait out the storm. I'll bet that the majority of people that evacuated New Orleans felt the same way, but felt that it was "Better to be safe than sorry." I'll bet if you asked those people that evacuated if they expected Katrina to do what it did, they'd tell you "no".

It did what it did. Either help or do not help, but don't interfere with your second guessing of our leaders while sitting on your @$$.