Subj : Re: Ok, NOW Brownie resigns To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 13:29:54 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote in > news:43273B0B.B8D27D6E@aol.com: > >> Nick wrote: >>> >>> Ken McElhaney wrote: >>>> Nick wrote: >>>>> Ken McElhaney wrote: >>>>>> Nick wrote: >>>>>>> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/katrina.impact/index.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, at least the Mayor is safe from recall since there are no >>>>>> longer any New Orleans' residents to kick him out of office. >>>>>> >>>>>> But as for the incompetent gov.... >>>>> >>>>> I am sure she wasn't perfect but she wasn't as bad as some >>>>> reports I have seen on the news. >>>> >>>> The Washington Post had an interesting article on her last >>>> thursday. In particular, she (or to be technical, her state >>>> homeland security office) prevented both the Red Cross & the >>>> Salvation Army from going to the Superdome & Convention Center >>>> during that week. The reason? They were going to evacuate and >>>> didn't want either organization there. The problem? The Gov didn't >>>> order her National Guard to commandeer the buses required until >>>> WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. By then, the buses in New Orleans were up to >>>> their hubcaps in water. >>>> >>>> Basically, if "Brownie" should've been kicked out, the Gov >>>> certainly should be in the same boat. >>>> >>>> Ken - someday, someone will realize that FEMA is not a first >>>> responder organization and is subject to decisions (however stupid >>>> and incompetent) from state & local officials. >> >>> FEMA should be trained to handle situations like this. A governor >>> does not have training in this type of situation and will never get >>> any until this situation actually occurs. Therefore, I would >>> expect the experts to be advising the non-experts on what they >>> should be doing. If they don't do that what do we even have them >>> for? > > > And besides, Blanco is an expert. She did what she could. The > disaster clearly overwhelmed the capacity of Lousiana to cope. Her > actions and the action of Mayor Nagin saved lives. The Congressional > Research Service was asked to review her performance in this > disaster. Conclusion: She took the necessary steps in a timely > fashion to secure federal assistance in the face of hurricane > Katrina. > > http://www2.dccc.org/docs/conyersgaokatrina.pdf > > > There is no mistaking Brownie and the several layers below him for > what they are: Political hacks with nothing to recommend them as > qualified to head FEMA. Blanco may I think you must have noticed a shiny object. There is one thing in particular about Blanco that I am not crazy about. She is a crier. I think I have seen her cry 3 times now on tv. (Only one was since/about the hurricane) .