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To: Sully- who wrote (13876)	9/4/2005 9:40:10 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

"In other words, the Feds actually responded much faster than they were normally expected to." Uh huh. FEMA Rules By Dean Dean's World Interesting. So, apparently, standing, published FEMA guidelines state that first response is a local responsibility, and state and local officials should not expect help for 72 to 96 hours from the Federal government. The entire system is designed so FEMA can come in and help coordinate long-term cleanup and other emergency measures, under the assumption that local people will be doing their jobs--so that if the locals are having trouble the Feds will back them up. In other words, the Feds actually responded much faster than they were normally expected to. So the critics weren't just guilty of unreasonable expectations, of expecting Federal relief efforts to instantly appear wherever TV cameras were. They were expecting FEMA to do things it was never intended to do, that aren't even in its mission statement. Maybe we need to revise its mission and how it does things, but I gotta tell ya--I'm hoping local and state officials all around the country are watching and learning from this, and realizing that it is they who are "at the top" in these situations, not the Federal government. deanesmay.com instapundit.com

To: Sully- who wrote (13876)	9/4/2005 10:17:49 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Nagin: "If the CIA Slips Me Something..." Little Green Footballs The Associated Press says New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has stopped shouting and swearing and crying, and is now calm and optimistic after meeting with President Bush. Nagin also said he’s worried the CIA may try to take him out. “Today was a turning point, I think,” he said. “My philosophy is never get too high, never get too low. ... I always try to keep my emotions in check and yesterday I kind of went off a little bit. I was worried about that, but it maybe worked out. I don’t know. If the CIA slips me something and next week you don’t see me, you’ll all know what happened.” If that’s supposed to be a joke, it’s a thoroughly ill-advised one. littlegreenfootballs.com nola.com