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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (365938)	1/8/2008 1:02:41 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1589916

"So once the election was past, Bush reverted to his evil racist nature. " Nah. Not claiming he is racist. He just didn't care. When the hurricanes hit Florida, Smirk was there the next day, handing out ice. FEMA was there, writing checks. Even to people who shouldn't have gotten them. All the hoops and hurdles were taken away. And that is done at the top level, not the state. When Rita wandered through East Texas, there were trailers of generators and supplies in place. They sat there locked for days because FEMA couldn't send someone down to authorize their unlocking. We have a network of trailers stocked and ready to go scattered across the state. They contain generators, rescue equipment, bottled water, etc. Non-perishable stuff. The tractors are contracted and everything. However, they can't move or be used without FEMA authorizing it. In the aftermath of Katrina, there were several stationed here in BCS, ready to go. But, it appears as if the local FEMA people didn't know who had the authority to authorize their use, so they sat here for a couple of weeks until FEMA got their act together. I suspect it was the same in the wake of Rita. I do know that the local officials had a lot of problems getting FEMA to do do anything. Now, unlike NOLA, they had evacuated almost everyone and didn't let them back for more than a week. So the only ones effected were the emergency personnel. But, it was so bad that a judge in Jefferson county was telling the law officers to use force if necessary to spring the generators loose.