I have no problem with the rant. No problem at all. But local officials helped create the mess that the federal govt screwed up. Local authorities are always in charge of pre-storm evacuations. If you are a city official in a town where this doomsday scenario is well-known..where the risk is well-understood...then it's absolutely your job to plan for the contingency of evacuation while understanding how impoverished your area is. There were buses available to evacuate all those people well before the storm hit. They were left in parking lots which are now flooded. There's blame enough to go around for everyone.
