On 2005-09-13, Tom wrote:

The only real purpose for a federal government is to protect it's citizens.

Do you think the city and state governments have any responsibility to
protect their citizens? Should the Mayor be held accountable for not
following the city's emergency response plan and leaving the homeless to
drown rather than use the city buses to evacuate them?

The federal government owed it, I mean OWED it to the people of NO to
protect them and/or rescue them after the fact.

The state of Louisiana takes about $1.60 from the Federal treasury for
each $1.00 its citizens pay in. Anyone have a list of what they spend
their (oops, I mean our) money on instead of protecting themselves?