Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Our Republican Governor Didn't Do Much Better
Texas Governor Rick Perry (R)
Many Republicans have placed the blame for the lackluster response to Hurricane Katrina at the feet of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat.
Her Republican counterpart, Texas Governor Rick Perry, didn't do much better; and Hurricane Rita was a much weaker storm.
There are an increasing number of stories detailing local frustrations with the state and federal response, or lack thereof. One appears in the San Antonio Express-News. Another appears in the Houston Chronicle. Surprisingly, even some Fox-owned TV stations are reporting the miserable situation in southeast Texas. A reporter for KDFW-TV, the Fox-owned station in Dallas, called the hard hit town of Jasper a "little New Orleans."
In another surprise, even Governor Perry will admit some problems. He's calling for a study of the near failure of the state's evacuation plan, a plan that expanded what would normally be a 4 hour drive into 24 hours.
