Great. Palin signs Alaska over to federal involvement.
Because FEMA has such a sterling record.
Apparently Palin is a Big Government RINO too.
Oh, let me guess, a bunch of blind partisans and the Sarah Choir will now come out to defend Palin, just as they defended Tom Delay’s big government MediCare plan, and Bush’s Bailout Billions...
R.I.P.G.O.P.
Overreact much?
(And I might add dollars that the Alaskans actually paid in vs. NO residents)
Interesting.
I guess if Alaska is attacked the military should not be used to defend them either, in the name of Conservative values.
PDS is strong...
Go take your Xanax....
The agreement outlines the state/federal match requirements to maximize federal funding. It also identifies allowable expenditures of the federal money & selects state employees who will be given authority to authorize use of federal funds.
No. But someone here is a hyperventilating bat.
You realize of course, that when working properly, FEMA does very little hands on work and provides coordination between applicable agencies. They are supposed to operate as the center spoke of the wheel.
They have the authority to coordinate with federal agencies directly that a state does not have. When a crisis is managed properly it is the state that remains in charge - this allows them a great deal of flexibility to manage problems.
Ask Haley Barbour how it’s supposed to work...
If you are a 10th amd purist who thinks the federal gov has no role whatsoever in domestic affairs, including disaster recovery, then this answer will satisfy you now one whit, but this is hardly tantamount to the federalization of AK or the wholesale abandonment of conservatism.