State in a clear voice that the role of FEMA was never mandated to be pro-active, evacuation and sheltering has always been the pur·view of local elected officials. FEMA was to be used after a disaster to deliver assistance at the behest of the states governor. W’s role in the Katrina debaucle was never adequately defended.
This from someone who made it though Rita, 3 weeks after Katrina. But then we all either evacuated or made sure we could survive for a while without services, just as we had done through Bonnie and Alicia, etc. etc. etc. Don’t get me wrong, we were very grateful for the Red Cross hot meals and ice when we could get it, but it was not a matter of life or death in SE Texas. (but then we’ve had better political management than LA)
Good point. My uncle did work for FEMA and he felt the same way obviously. God rest his soul