Hey, y’all, Jeb here. I just gots ta wonder what planet New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Gov Kathleen Blanco are living on. It seems that they are having a little hissy fit over who can order the evacuation (bit late, eh?) of N’leans:
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco seemed at odds with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Wednesday, hours after the mayor ordered the mandatory evacuation of the crippled Crescent City by force if necessary.
As floodwaters caused by Hurricane Katrina began to slowly recede with the ruined city’s first pumps returning to operation, Nagin late Tuesday authorized law enforcement officers to force the evacuation of the estimated 10,000 residents who refuse to heed orders to leave.
But in a Wednesday interview with FOX News, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said she had not signed off on the decision.
"The mayor certainly has ordered that but the governor, and that would be me, would have to enforce it or implement it. We are trying to determine whether there is an absolute justification for that," she told FOX News.
Do we really need this kind of petty pissing match? Nope. ‘Course, seems par for the course, considering the way they have handled the situation pre and post Katrina. Folks, set it aside and help!
"I think the most important thing driving that decision would be the possibility of disease. If indeed the disease problem is evident, is inevitable, we’ll have to move to the next stage," she said.
Huh? Run that one by me again. From what I have seen and heard on that television thingy, there is raw sewage and feces in that water, much less dead people and animals, gas, oil, pesticides, and anything else that got flooded. Seems dangerous to me.
Blanco and Nagin, you are not helping.
But she does make sure everyone knows she’s the governor. Thanks for the tip, Blanco.