Send In Rudy

"Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., urged President Bush to appoint former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani or two former military officials to run the ground response in the Gulf Coast, saying local authorities are not up to the task."

"Sweeney defended the Federal Emergency Management Agency in charge of the effort, blaming instead Louisiana and New Orleans officials.
"I think the federal response has been frustrated by the lack of experience on the ground from the local people to really coordinate this," said Sweeney.

(That's a polite way of saying Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin are the 2 biggest putzes in Louisiana.)

When then-FEMA director Joseph Allbaugh responded to Sept. 11, Sweeney said, "There was real leadership on the ground. Joe Allbaugh did a pretty good job by taking direction from Mayor Giuliani."

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Blame Game
--LynZee