Evacuation Again--Vindication Redux

After Katrina there was much criticism of New Orleans local government for not evacuating the city properly. We have opined many times before that the evacuation of New Orleans was incredibly successful.

Ten months later the issue has been raised again by a bit of rain in Washington DC, the seat of our national government. While the city has not required evacuation, the pundits have at least been considering the possibility. Their conclusion: you can't evacuate a city of that size.