On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 19:56 -0600, Lowell C. Savage wrote:
> "Lack of plan hurt Katrina-hit states' response"
>
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/state/epaper/2005/09/10/m1a_respo
> nse_0910.html
>
> Here's the paragraph that most applies to the conversation we've been
> having:
>
> "If we weren't prepared, and we didn't do our part, no amount of work by
> FEMA could overcome the lack of preparation," he [FL gov. Jeb Bush] said.
> Natural Hazards Center director Kathleen Tierney agreed, ...."
>
> Then, there's this:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/national/nationalspecial/11response.html?e
> i=5065&en=2ace4a93793885c3&ex=1127016000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
>
> It contains plenty of criticism of FEMA (probably most of it well-deserved),
> but also mentions that Bush and FEMA were "reluctant" to take the lead role.
> Well, is that the full and honest truth or is that spin? Especially given
> the laws that Frank and Bill have looked up.
Actually they aren't exclusive. They may well have been reluctant to
take the lead role as well as quite prohibited from doing so. The "New"
plan is the same os the old one, just the names changed. It had never
been used, and was rife with blatant flaws and single points of failure.
Cheers,
Bill
heh ... Man I love these random quotes. :)
--
Random Fortune of the moment:
How can you govern a nation which has 246 kinds of cheese?
-- Charles de Gaulle
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