The BBC World program interviewed a television reporter from Holland who is now in New Orleans. This guy has been to Bosnia and other war zones. He likened New Orleans to a war zone, even including the guns going off in the streets. He can't understand why the federal government has been so slow in helping people out and why martial law has not been declared. He feels that this story is one of the top ones world-wide due to the enormity of the problem but also due to our government's floundering.
On a related note, the bastion of capitalism, the Wall Street Journal, pointed out that the feds were helping Florida the day after their hurricane last year. Was it because Jeb is George's brother? Or, is Jeb just a more forceful person than Blanco, Louisiana's governor. She and the mayor of New Orleans will never be mistaken for Rudy Giuliani. They seem totally ineffectual and in need of someone to boost their morale and give them confidence to act.
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