Then somebody should be saying that. Half of this effort is perception. And the perception is that nobody knows what the hell they're doing.
There are no explanations, there's no reassurance, there's no detailing of logistics, there's no timetables (other than to say that the 30,000 Guardspeople will be in place THREE DAMNED DAYS from now).
Look, I love this president, but he has two people in charge of the worst single disaster to ever face this country who have ZERO experience with disasters.
Forget Blanco and Nagin. They should be shoved to the side, and somebody who will inspire some confidence should become the face of this response. Chertoff is not it, Brown is not it, and, unfortunately, Bush is not it, so far.
BUMP!
I am extremely troubled by the govt's reaction to this disaster. The administration has been telling us that all the money we have been pouring into HS/FEMA has beem to prepare for this exact type of event. Yet it has become a gigantic fustercluck.
I am not alone in watching this unfold and saying WTF have we been doing.
I find it utterly impossible to believe that the current events were not unforseen. For one, the communication failure is appalling.
And Brown ispires no confidence.
Promote his deputy, whomever that is. Inform them that they will only be allowed to give press conferences 2-3 times a day. Brown is on every freaking network, continually all day. He is not doing well there. If he is not going to actually lead the agency, he could at least be competent in PR work. He's not. The President needs to fire him on the spot.