Any opinions on Mayor Nagin of New Orleans?
111439
He's one of many incompetants here-- yes we ought to be outraged but I think we're so stunned by the extent of the calamity that we don't bother with lower level idiots... there is also the race element, Nagin is an African American... that means that we don't blame the horific racism of the situation on him (remember... chocolate city)
31515
Nagin's problem is going to be that all the people who move back in time for the next election are likely to be white Republicans. As far as I know, he hasn't broken any laws, so he can't be impeached. A recall election is a possibility, but with the city in as big a mess as it is, that possibility is very remote at best.\n\nI would be surprised if the even ran again, to tell you the truth.
256388
It's been all over the news over the last few days, as Hurricane Katrina was approaching he was told if it hit New Orleans that the levees would not hold up but he was on vacation at his ranch in Crawford and refused to be disturbed therefore he chose to ignore a very critical problem and even after the levees broke and the government refused to respond he did nothing again ignoring the problem I don't think we have ever had another president who took so many vacations and chose to ignore what happens in our country while he's on those vacations. Just look at his smile when we are in trouble, is that reality?
461542
I live in Slidell, LA on the northshore of Lake Ponchatrain and can tell you that the levies are barely up to the standards before Hurricane Katrina.  While politicians in the state and on the federal level complain and bicker, time is being wasted as the huirricane seaon is only a couple months away.  I have never lived in New Orleans directly but would advice people that it is not a safe place environmentally or sanitarily.  Basic power and water are not available to 35-50% of the New Orleans East and most of that area is virtually untouch since Katrina!!!  my career has directed me toward the MS Gulf Coast where I am seeing vast improvements to the area as opposed to New Orleans.  Please remember the Mississippi Gulf Coast when thinking of Katrina.  The devestation here is something that needs to be seen to believed.
1172033
Giuliani did wonders as mayor of NYC.  He cleared out the mob before becoming mayor (he did so by conceiving RICO laws)--and reduced the crime rate in NYC significantly.  NYC was once a very dangerous & dirty city--and now it is remarkably clean and one of the safest cities in the nation.  Prior to Guiliani, NYC was depopulating. . .it now has more that 8.2 million people--(people who really love living there).  I can never forget his excellent leadership on 9/11.  I certainly felt more safe with him then from the anemic & disorganized federal response.  For those who comment that Giuliani would upset the conservative base of the Republican party. . .that's not such a bad idea.  The party is much bigger than it's vocal far right--and I'm confident that it is rather sick of being hijacked to the extreme.  Giuliani would be effective in doing great things for the country--and in bring the party back from the extreme edge.
91537
er Yeah! killing innocent civilians, not caring about his own civilians in New Orleans! i think the answer is a definite YES!
879089
Sorry, no bashing from me. This year, our community suffered a devastating flood. We were a Federal Disaster Area and had over 100 million in damages. The community immediately set out to repair our own damages. We cleaned out mountains of trash, mud, silt, raw sewage, waste products, etc... No one sat down and said, "Poor me, where is my government check?" We just took care of our own and got on with life. \n\nToday, less than 4 months later, many of our businesses and homes are open and livable. Tell the people of New Orleans to stop sitting around waiting for government handouts and clean up their own messes and renew their own lives.
713608
He has done a great job in Florida.  You would never know that we dealt with 6 hurricanes in the last two years.  He will be missed as our governor.  I don't think he will run for President.
230829
If I lived in New Orleans, absolutely not. He and the Governor Kathleen Babineaux are the biggest contributors to the inability of getting proper warning and aid to the victims of hurricane Katrina. Their continued incompetence is causing unnecessary suffering among Louisiana residents.
107225
There are alot of questions here so I'll try to answer them all.\n\n"When New Orleans was hit with the hurricane and wiped off the map, in my heart I felt I should give money to help the people. That was just common nature for a U. S. citizen to naturally do for our country or other country's around the world no mater what type of government they have in place." \n\nI feel two ways about this matter.  One is this Country gives to much monney to other Countrys and not enoth to this one.  But at the same time the people in Orleans where asked to leve and did not they had two weeks to pack up and leve but they did not.  What could we have done when so many people picked not to leve?\n\n"What I am concerned with is if the money I gave, got to a PERSON from that specific state or other country I sent the money to?"\n\nQuestion?  Who did you give you're money to?\nJust waching MSNBC and they said that there was alot of "fraud and abuse" that people where doing over there.  (check out url for more info.)  Makes you feel just a tad less sorry for these people.\n\n"Why is it that our government can't take responsibility and pay up, for there mistake in the first place. From what I have read, it was known that those levies could not hold a category 4 or 5 hurricane years or decades ago, but failed to strengthen them back when it was first discovered? \n\nI don't think any mistakes where made.  The truth is that  New Orleans is sinking as it stands now New Orleans is lower then sea level.  The reasons that thoes levies have not been fixed are one the cost is to grate for a city that is sinking and two they don't even know if it's posablem to fix them.  Even if they are fixed and we get another "Katrina" it's posable for this to happen again and again.  "IF" we do fix these levies we are putting peoples lives at risk.\n\n"Do you think it was rude of the two presidents to ask us to give more money when it is our nature to give, even until it hurts?"\n\nDo I think it's rude?  No, I don't.  \n\n"Did you help when 911 happened ?"\nYes, but I feel as if it was not enoth\n\n"or Live Aid?\nor Live8?"\n\nLive Aid, No.  Or Live8 don't know what that is.
1109480
Detroit Rock City!\n\nI think he is a great artist and father. People that hate on him don't really know who he is. \n\nHe has taken freedom of speech and pushed the boundaries which I think is great.
128938
If so, he must not be too good. I'm from New Orleans and I know the Saints pretty much suck.
627908
There are a couple of theories:\n\n1.) All the political analysts were saying that voting for Nagin would be like a turkey voting for thanksgiving. The voters got confused with the message and thought they were voting for a turkey each, not a turkey to run their city.\n\n2.) The Katrina refugees are having the best time of their lives in other states. With Nagin in charge it will be years before enough of New Orleans is rebuilt and they will have to go back.\n\n3.) The voters held their breath too long during Katrina.
577638
You answered it yourself.  They are just stupid.  He single handedly killed many people by leaving all those buses in the parking lot to get flooded.  I guess the more people you kill, the more votes you get.  The feds response was horrible, but wouldn't have been necessary if Nagin had heeded the warnings instead of being defiant in the face of a monster storm.
772563
I like it. O'Malley is young, energetic, tough and pragmatic. I expect him to be a great governor of Maryland.\n\ncc
1179178
Yes. He's the governor of my state, and the only real problem I've had with him was his stance on the Terry Schiavo tragedy. He way over stepped his bounds and authority intervening in that matter.\n\nBut he's done a lot for education, holding schools accountable for the performance of the students. He has been consistently raising the bar on the standards of education, requiring children to be able to read if they are to be promoted- what a concept, no more social promotions! Even when it means holding kids back a grade despite all the crying liberal crap about how it hurts their feelings.
238497
Unfortunately I grew up in his old stomping ground in Metairie, La.  Of course, that is where, 1989, he beat our old friend John Treen for a seat in the Louisiana Legislature, convincing him that he could run for Governor, prompting one of the most interesting political races in US history.  Crook versus racist.  Opponent Edwin Edwards, always the astutue politican in the Huey Long style, even ran bumper stickers that said "Vote for the Crook, it's important."  Edwards won, of course, showing Louisianans' preference for crooks over racists (although just barely).  At least Edwards was a straight shooter...as he often was reported to say "all politicans are crooks, at least you know I'm an honest crook".\n\nDuke got a PhD at a hokey university in Ukraine, with his dissertation on Zionism as a form of racial supremacy.  What a guy. \n\nI remember going to junior high school at a place where the KKK had rallies in the gym, and this was in the 70's!  Duke was part of this scene.  Yes indeed, Jefferson Parish was a lovely place to be (this is sarcasm...in case you were wondering).\n\nI understand he is making noises about running for US Senate and busy with a website and radio show...assuming Katrina didn't wipe him out.  After his tenure in a federal prison (or as they said in Office Space a federal a..-pounding penitentiary) I doubt his views on the races have been changed much.