On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:32:00 EDT, Bucks2 wrote > If anyone thinks that the president of the US, the head of FEMA or anyone > else at that level needs to run out of the room shouting orders, you're sadly > mistaken. Large organizations move slowly. They can do tremendous things, but > it doesn't happen immediately.
Yes, but people saw this problem coming literally miles away. Would it have been reasonable to expect them to prepare ahead, so that they could have given help immediately when it was asked for? Instead, key people were on vacation or shopping for shoes and going to musicals. If the company I worked for saw a potential disaster coming they'd want me nearby and on call. I think it's reasonable to expect the same of our government officials.
