Where Is The Police Presence In New Orleans?

The media reported that there are hundreds of police and National Guard waiting to be deployed to New Orleans. What the hell are they waiting for? By the time they get there, everyone will be dead. This is an outrage and someone's head needs to role. This should not be happening in this country. We can get helicopters to other countries to drop food to them in their disasters, but our people have to die because someone has their head in the sand?

Where are the police? Friggin Harry Connick Jr. made it to New Orleans, you would think the federal government can get there.