Well, Jimmyt, your understanding of your government is lacking in some respects.


No president sends military forces to a state without being asked by the governor of the state? Do you suppose it was Orval Faubus, the governor of Arkansas, who ordered federal troops into Little Rock to help integrate the schools there? No it wasn't. He used the Arkansas National Guard to stop integration but Eisenhower federalized them and ordered them to stand down. He then sent the 101st Airborne in to enforce integration laws. We doubt that old Orval asked the president for the 101st Airborne.


Do people in Alaska feel that their tax dollars should be spent building levees in New Orleans? Well, the levees in question are on a canal connecting Lake Ponchetrain and the Mississippi River. They were built and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was Bush who cut the budget for improving these levees for three years running which directly resulted in the flooding of New Orleans.

On the other hand, we do agree with you that the Mayor of New Orleans either did not have an adequate evacuation plan or he failed to execute it. In either case, he showed poor leadership and should be replaced.

Bev and Jerry