[floriduh voter]

KATRINA: I called my US Congressman's staff just now. A bit defensive re: FEMA Director Mike Brown. A bit putting the blame on the people who didn't evacuate. Well, FEMA was too slow, Louisiana had a lousy plan compared to Florida and to Texas. I said all should have been READY the weekend before KATRINA. I was told that it was just a category 1 then. I said "we cannot make assumptions about cat ones any more." Further, stated that these were Americans on my tv who were starting to succumb to heat stroke, seniors especially. Was told that this would be sad no matter who it was, American or not.

I stated that we help everyone around the world and get there quickly. This was not fast enough IMO. It's not a democrat or GOP problem. It is a preparedness problem.

My heart goes out to the people who are stranded in NOLO.

If the Feds are touchy about FEMA, they must be getting a lot of calls. P.S. The people who are getting violent but don't have weapons are probably suffering from heatstroke and dehydration. They are being left on their roofs. Some of the violent outbursts can be due to exposure. Now, the guys with guns, they are thugs.

[dawn53]

And I think the MSM is noting the
"slow response" of FEMA, compared with the quick response last year.

And last year there was quick response to the hurricanes by FEMA.

IMHO, neither FEMA, the Gov or LA, the Mayor of NO, and any number of other folks had any plan for a "worst case scenario" in NO, even though the possibility has been discussed for decades.

[Spktyr]

FEMA was ready the weekend of Katrina - but they are placed under the command of local authorities.

In this case, the local authorities didn't have a *clue* at all. On top of that, all roads but one or two into the city were unusable after Katrina, and the airport was unusable.

[NautiNurse]

Hsve to disagree here. Every one of us in hurricane areas knows full well the 72 hour rule. We are now in the 72 hours following the storm today. FEMA was staging prior to landfall.