Mississippi, not Louisiana, was directly hit and hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. Why isn't there more coverage? Becuase Mississippi is recovering. And Haley Barbour is repsonsible for this. I've said it before, and now one of Chrenkoff's readers is taking notice:

I really don't like to find fault at times like this, but one thing that was missing was a quick recognition that in such a situation the potential for civil collapse is nearly 100%. Once the weather settles, you need to immediately declare marshal law and send in the MPs. That's basically what Haley Barbour did in Mississippi - there were a few early problems but very quickly the MPs were patrolling what was left of Biloxi and Gulfport and keeping a lid on things. Back on Tuesday when I put on the news and we all saw Kathleen Blanco bursting into tears, I knew that was the wrong message and would bring trouble. Louisiana and New Orleans basically have those touchy-feely, "I'm okay, you're okay" soft-leftie types in charge. Their education took a few days and has been expensive.

Read the whole thing.

Posted by Ryan S. on Sunday, September 04, 2005 at 11:51 PM | Permalink |