New Orleans

The events that are currently happening in New Orleans are definitely terrible. What is even worse are those individuals who are screaming that the federal goverment is not doing enough to help them. Some are saying that if they die it is because the government ignored them.

Now, let's look at this objectively. Local, state, and federal officials gave notice for over two days that people needed to leave the area. IT WAS A MANDATORY EVACUATION! The whiners chose to stay. New Orleans is a city BELOW sea level, NEAR the sea, next to a large lake that sits HIGHER than the freakin' city! What do you think would eventually happen if you lived there? It is not the federal government's problem. Blame should be put on the local and state governments. The local and state governments allowed people to develop and live in this flood prone area. Computer models in the 90's showed what would happen if a Category 4 hit the area. So, the local and state governments should have had the resources available and on standby for this event.

Now, the federal government should help, but they should not shoulder the blame. Blame the people who chose not to leave.