From: "Mark" 


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>I don't think Frist is a closet liberal - I was just giving Gary a little
>dig.

Sometimes, and this is somone that used to like him a lot more than I do
lately, I'm not so sure he isn't 

> I do agree that the chief focus of the hearings should be on improving
> response to emergencies although if there were any glaring F-ups those
> responsible should be identified.

Yes, absolutely. My point all along has been all this casting of blame
amidst the real-time, continuing events, is pointless.

> It may be that the body count and suffering of a 'mandatory'
> non-compulsory evacuation is the price we'll pay in our society to a
> disaster

I don't think, when push comes to shove, that they'll ever be able to force
people to leave even though they always try to give the impression that
'mandatory' is mandatory. I'd have left New Orleans for sure, because of its
unique situation, but odds are I'd not leave my current location on the Jersey Shore.

Then again, I suppose they could use accelerated eminent domain to get just
about anyone out of anywhere, whenever they like: "look, a dark cloud!
you have to give up your home"...

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