Three years ago today and credit where due
Three years ago today I was in my first of 3 places I stayed in when I evacuated for Katrina. After 13 long hours of driving we pulled into the hotel at about this time and turned on the news to see exactly what was going on in New Orleans.
For some reason, the only song that would keep coming into my head was “When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin. (The link shows a video with Katrina pictures to the song). It really is a morbid song to have in your head during that time but it was an earwig that I could not get rid of. Besides, maybe if someone looks at that video they will be smart and get out of New Orleans if Gustav continues on the same course.
I’ll say it again. If they make the call… GET OUT!
Now, about giving credit where it is due. I promise that despite my feelings about our Governor that if an emergency happens again and he handles himself well that I will give him all the credit he will be due.
I am just getting a little nauseated about how people have been saying that Jindal is “already” doing such a good job and is so much better than Blanco.
There are two flaws with this.
A) Jindal is operating with hindsight as a tool, something Blanco lacked. The picture that Republicans used against Blanco that had her with a shocked look wasn’t taken until after the storm hit. At this point, if i recall correctly, she was acting calmly and rationally and urging people to do the right thing and get out. Now, had Jindal operated without learning the lessons of Katrina then there would be something really wrong with him. So far he hasn’t and that is good. But…
B) The storm could go anywhere. At the time of this posting there is not even a tropical storm warning for any part of Louisiana.
So while I applaud everybody working together to get everything prepared just in case a storm hits, I think it is a little early to dump lavish praise on our Governor just yet.