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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Not having heard much that Nagin has said, I'm perfectly willing to believe that Nagin is spinning like a top. That wasn't qualified criticism -- I just don't know. But I do not live in Polarized World, and in my world it's possible that Nagin screwed up royally AND that the federal government screwed up as well.
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Does chronological order matter? Nagin was the first responder, his failure set up the Feds opportunity to render a unacceptable performance.
FWIW, Nagin's latest spin:
After days of blaming the federal officials for not responding quickly enough to the Hurricane Katrina crisis, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin praised President Bush on Monday - and charged that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco had delayed federal rescue efforts by 24-hours.
"I'm so happy that the president came down here," Nagin said of Bush's Friday visit to Louisiana in an interview with CNN. "He came down and saw it, and he put a general on the field. His name is General Honore. And when he hit the field, we started to see action."
But Nagin had harsh words for his state's leaders, telling CNN: "What the state was doing, I don't frigging know. But I tell you, I am pissed. It wasn't adequate."
Or course no acceptance of any blame on his part. The dems are really pieces of work.
