The Black Republican

I am not yet expecting him to wonder aloud, "you mean we don't get French benefits?", but the sometimes Mayor of New Orleans, Nagin, is certainly reminding me of that character in the shipping ad who never gets anything right.

At least, after his latest error, inviting his part-time constitutents to return to New Orleans before the city is decontaminated and secured from future flooding, he has been convinced to rethink his wrong position; and is now telling those who did not return to stay away, and those who did, to prepare to leave by Wednesday. He remains defiant, insulting even, of those who saved the people he abandoned. And, he is clearly not ready to take the lead in the recovery effort. This man, who failed to execute the planned evacuation before Katrina arrived, stifled the efforts of the rescuers who followed, lambasted those same rescuers for not doing what he would not permit, and now unilaterally invites the citizens to return to further danger, is out of control.

The Federal government is doing all it can, and has the resources to finish the job; Nagin should stand down until the job is done.

Perhaps a vacation would relieve some stress and allow him to gain perspective. He may find it enjoyable to visit a famous landmark, a trip to view the "Tower of Pizza" seems appropriate.