[SuziQ]

Michael Brown was not responsible for the lack of communication between city and state officials and the FEMA folks. FEMA had assets sitting ready to go in, but were not told where to take them. What were they supposed to do, just blunder on in to the city and get caught in the flood? What good would that have done anyone?

Just imagine for a minute if the 'worst case scenario' had occured. FEMA is ready to go, but the city is completely flooded, and there is NO way to get into the city at ALL. What was New Orleans' plan? All the other towns along the coast in MS had emergency plans; what were the city officials of NO planning to do? They certainly didn't have any sort of communications plan set up because no one was able to talk to anyone else!

Michael Brown was telling the media what he was being told by local officials. Of course he could just look at Fox or CNN to see what was really happening. I was appalled that the city had no contingency plans for those who might be stranded without food and water. Again, if the place had completely flooded and NO Federal help could get into the city for a couple of days, what had the Mayor planned to tell those cut off in their homes?

[wildwood]

Michael Brown was not responsible for the lack of communication

yeah, i know. the problem is that he is a POLITICIAN and it is a POLITICAL job.

he has to handle the crap with skill, or he makes his boss look bad.

that's the point.