From: "Mark" 


"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:43263138$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Oddly enough, he did fine in MS and AL, and the response time this time
>> was better than last year through 4 storms in FL, but no one was
>> screaming then, nor are they screaming in AL or MS this time.
>
> You might want to recheck that, several towns in both states hadn't even
> got FEMA in until a week later...

That very well could be true, hell not could be, but must be true -- we
have a 90,000 square-mile area of devastation. I'm sure there are some
individuals bitching -- I would be too, especially with no TV, Internet, or
cold refreshments -- but the leadership in those states are getting down to
business.

>> That said, it makes no nevermind to me that he got tossed, with all the
>> hoopla someone had to go, he was as good a sacrificial lamb as any. The
>> mayor and governor will get their walking papers next election, as will
>> Senator Landrieu.
>
> That really doesn't matter to the grander issue of national preparedness..

No it doesn't, but that doesn't mean they get a free pass. As the waters
recede and the hysterics abate, we'll both uncover details of each parties
responsibility, and have a stronger national response/defense as a result
-- I'm just glad that it still appears that the gross exaggerations of the
number of deaths were just that, exaggerations.

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