Late last week, Bush said he was unhappy with the overall response, but the aide made it clear he was most upset with the local plan -- not his own administration's efforts. Bush lost patience with local officials when he learned that thousands of people were sent to the New Orleans convention center for relief only to learn their was no assistance for victims there, the aide said, calling this the "tipping point." Bush infuriated Blanco and other local officials when he sought late Friday night to federalize the relief effort and seize control of National Guard and other operations. The governor refused, and tensions between the federal and local officials worsened.
If you believe any of this, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell ya (wink, wink).
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I can't blame Mayor Nagin for believing that if got his people out of their homes & to central locations like the Superdome & Convention Center, the expected initial federal emergency response could be faster & less complicated. Food & water could be trucked in & evacuees trucked & bused out. As terrible as it turned out due to slow federal efforts, Nagin still saved thousands of lives.
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