Pope Benedict won't be voting in the German elections today. As Deutsche Welle puts it,
"Sundays are bad, because I kind of have to run a major world religion."
Politics: September 2005 Archives
The Mayor of New Orleans is disgruntled and understandably so. But before he starts complaining about the response of outside agencies, perhaps he should reflect on mistakes right in his own administration. He didn't declare evacuation mandatory until Sunday, when the system was already moving in over the city.
In a critical failure of the city's preparation, it appears the police have no communication infrastructure, and thus no command-and-control system for organizing their activities. One division of police even evacuated to Baton Rouge!
All in all, I think this has been a learning experience for the mayor.
Update: Good news: computer guys running an ISP on the scene report "no visible looting" today.
2nd update: The mayor's relieved now that the Army's on the scene with a take-charge general at the head of the operation.
