Subj : Re: It seems not everyone shares the "Blame Bush All The Way" viewpoint...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 18:43:09

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> NotSinatra wrote:
> 
>>>> The problem many people, including me, are having with the pres
>>>> and his peeps is that they are only responding NOW! Every
>>>> climatologist, geologist, environmental planner and TV weatherman
>>>> knew this was coming 5 DAYS before it hit 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 5 days before it hit it was a category 1 hurricane.
>>> Next time there is a tropical storm I want you to tell me where it
>>> will hit and how strong it will be in 5 days. 
>> 
>> I couldn't, but every computer model run after it passed over
>> Florida had it hitting the Gulf coast as a cat 3 or 4. It's true no
>> one could have known it would strike exactly where it did, but ANY
>> cat 3 or 4 hurricane on the Gulf coast is going to be a BIG problem,
>> and preparations should have been started.
>> 
>> Even if you don't start five days out, by three days out they were
>> 90% sure where it would land, response - nothing, two days out they
>> were 95% sure where it would land - still nada.
>> 
>> While I admit to being no great fan of GW. Even I can't lay this all
>> at his doorstep. FEMA has been gutted by every president since
>> Reagan. 
> 
> 
> Sorry, but Clinton transformed FEMA into a professional FEMA.  It was
> working very well until little george took over.

How did it do with all the hurricanes that hit Florida last year?

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