An absolutely great find, Ellesu. As I began to hear over and over how ferociously Blanco and her cohorts were resisting any Federal presence, I first wondered why you would do this with all of those people at risk and then could not think of any other reason but that they had something immense to hide. LA may be among the worst of the thieves of HS money, but it is far from alone. I hope that their shredders to not have electricity.
That was my initial gut feeling, too. There is a LOT of waste in Homeland Security adnd FEMA. This story could be duplicated throughout the United States. The conditions were ripe for this, and continue to be. The Feds have spent a ton of money on this stuff before adequate oversight could be put in place.