Rita vs Katrina
September 25th, 2005 by 
Kevin
Hmmm, two big hurricanes. Two amazingly different results
Mass looting vs minimal isolated looting resulting in arrests
Ten thousandHundreds of deaths vs 2 deaths (so far)
Mass panic vs annoying inconveniences
Lawlessness vs relative peace
Damn, now what would explain the differences???
I mean in Texas we had state and local officials cooperating to organize a mass evacuation including using local resources available to them. They had a plan, they followed it the best they could, and other than a traffic jam, Texas appears to have weathered the storm pretty well.
In Louisana, we had state and local officials bickering until the last minute at which point they united just long enough to blame the feds for not recognizing their incompetence fast enough to save their people. Cue the crying and screaming for help. They had a plan, it was ignored. They had resources, they were left to soak.
There has to be a difference there….but hell if I can spot it. Damn it, I hate when that happens.
I guess it\’s one of those things we\’ll never know. Ranks right up there with who won the 2000 election and who killed OJ\’s wife. Another eternal mystery to add to the books.
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September 26th, 2005 at 3:48 pm
I’ve got the difference on the tip of my tongue… (Heidi, could you stand up for a second? BTW, what does it say on the tip of my tongue?)
Local and state governments in Louisiana are run by Democrats!!!! That’s the difference. Thanks Heidi. You can sit down again.
October 12th, 2005 at 4:28 pm
We southeastTexans were evacuated from the storm by competent local authorities who had a plan long before Katrina. Rita victims are treated like red headed step children. There are still donation sites in our communities for Katrina vistims when we have suffered just as much. FEMA has been quick with results. Perhaps that’s why we’re forgotten by the press who is ran by lefties. If FEMA hadn’t been there for us we’d be treated better because then they could blame Bush for creating the hurricane!