Bush tours devastated Gulf Coast......

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Bush tours devastated Gulf Coast, faults recovery efforts as 'not acceptable'

By JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP)

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Everyone seems to be giving Bush such a hard time. The one thing that the media doesn't consider is that New Orleans experience TWO natural disasters. First the Hurricane and then a day later, flooding compounded the first disaster. Let's all keep the people affected, relief workers, military and government in our prayers.

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Everyone seems to be giving Bush such a hard time.  The one thing that the media doesn't consider is that New Orleans experience TWO natural disasters.  First the Hurricane and then a day later, flooding compounded the first disaster.  Let's all keep the people affected, relief workers, military and government  in our prayers.

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Always in our prayers. Last night I was watching the telethon and I just couldn't stop crying. It really is so sad to hear the people who went through it talk about what they saw and went through. I feel so helpless.

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Ya know what I've been wondering?

Where is the governor of Louisianna? WHO is the governor of Louisianna? I just saw her today for the first time 7 days after this disaster. The Governor of Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama have all been seen actively working to help the residents of New Orleans...but where is the person they elected to handle these things?

If I understand the law correctly, The Feds have to wait for the State government to make a request before they can enter a state and take over unless the government of that state is gone. The capital of Louisianna is in Baton Rouge so the government was still in place. What happened? What was the governor doing for so long that we never even knew she existed?

Our governor (Texas) was all over the place making arrangements to help these people. Haley Barber in Mississippi was quick to show up on the scene and get the Feds there.

As far as I know, other cities in Louisianna are still not preparing to take refugees....like Shreveport or Alexandria or Monroe.

IF there is any political fallout over this it better start with the governor. She is responsible for the care of Louisianna. We can jump all over the Feds for waiting on such incompetent leadership...but it has to start there.

Louisianna has their own reserve troops stationed locally & regionally which could have, should have, been on the scene immediately to bring security while the Feds figured out evacuation routes and logistics.

I also find it hard to believe that Louisianna didn't have any contingency plans for this situation?

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I wouldn't want his job.

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There is no excuse.

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I definitely agree with that.

But I've been watching all the news channels non-stop (I have family close to there) and today was the first time I even heard the Governor of Louisianna's name.

That doesn't absolve the Feds but the blame has to start with the people who were closest to the scene and didn't lift a finger. Who is responsible for carrying out contingency plans in the event of this exact emergency?

That starts with local government (they were unable) so the next level is the State Government. They were (and still are) non-existant.

[Old Timer]

A lot of people have dropped the ball, from the president on down and from the Governor on up.  And because they dropped the ball more people have suffered than was necessary and more have died than was needed.

There is no excuse.

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The ball may have been dropped many years ago.

Clinton, Bush slashed spending on levees

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I posted her name days ago, she gave a press conference and was clearly shaken and called for Tuesady ( the following day) as a day of prayer.

I heard the Texas Gov on tv last night when they were praising Texas for what they were doing and he said that they ( since 9/11) have been preparing, that they knew what to do, apparently NO and Louis. didn't.

I read somewhere too, that last year, Ivan the terrible was headed for NO and it swerved away.Instead of people getting down on their knees and thanking G-d then laughed and pridefully boasted how they were invincible and NO would always stand. The L-rD gave them one year to repent or get prepared, it seems they did neither.

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I posted her name days ago, she gave a press conference and was clearly shaken and called for Tuesady ( the following day) as a day of prayer.

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I'm glad to hear that she knew where to start....but then what?

The L-rD gave them one year to repent or get prepared, it seems they did neither.

There is no excuse for that.

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"If we can't respond faster than this to an event we saw coming across the Gulf for days, then why do we think we're prepared to respond to a nuclear or biological attack?" asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican.

I think he's got a point here. Every state and every city should have been praparing for the worst of disasters since 9-11, since terrorists could go after any place at any time with any means of destruction.

And I think it unreasonable to blame Bush for the lack of law and order. Law enforcers can only do so much. I blame the lawless individuals. I blame a society that promotes immorality while claiming there is no such thing as "wrong." The looters and shooters and others are sinners who are justifying their sin - plain and simple. Police and military and national guards aren't the answer.

If the people refuse to repent, then their destruction is on their own head. (And I don't mean that in a condemning way - it is a Biblical concept.)

That's why we need to look to the Lord rather than the president to heal the land.