To: TimF who wrote (265185 ) 12/20/2005 1:25:48 AM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to Point 1......the attitude of most GOPers at least in theory is that gov't stinks, is too big, and needs to be cutback. Certainly GW doesn't seem to. Also FEMA is the type of organization that the vast majority of the GOP would support. If they thought it was wasting money they might try to trim its budget, but you would have to look long and hard to find Republicans who don't support a federal role in disaster relief. At most they would want a different role or a role provided by an organization that was set up and acted differently then FEMA does. If you were looking at the Libertarian party, then maybe things would be different (but even here you wouldn't get 100% opposition to the existance of something like FEMA)<?I>Point # 2...........shortly after people began to complain about FEMA, Bush and the GOP began to float the concept of the military responding to a disaster which just about freaked everyone out. Frankly, Bush was just a little to quick with that proposal.......and withdrew it just as quickly.
