It has nothing to do about whether people care or not. The people who matter are the victims. There should be no political calculation.
You do not even have any facts as to how many lives were lost due to the feds not rushing in to solve the disaster immediately. Would it have comforted you if hundreds or thousands of lives of federal first responders' lives were lost due to gangs, looters, etc.? Do you not value the lives of FEMA officials, rescuers, military, volunteers AT ALL?
Let's not be absurd. The facts will come out about the number of lives lost. First responders should not be in danger. That is my point. As soon as the first Coast Guard chopper was fired upon, the Feds should have gone in to insure proper security was in place. As a veteran, I value the lives of the military, rescuers, volunteers, etc..
You seem so obsessed with placating the left, that you have no interest in the implications of your arguments.
I have no interest in placating the Left, but I do believe that we need to learn some lessons from this experience. The initial federal response was not as timely and effective as it should have been. My interest is to be ready for next major disaster/event. You are serving our side very well by mindlessly saying that no mistakes were made by the Feds and all the blame rests on the Governor and Mayor.
The airport was under water. The one road in was filled with debris. How would you have gotten the massive federal presence needed to insure the security of the responders on site on Tuesday or Wednesday? (They did start arriving in large numbers on Thursday.)
Magic carpet?
In the next election, we should elect a dictator. Then we won't have to be bogged down by an ineffective president who honors state's rights, federal laws, etc. The feds can step in ahead of all hurricanes, and arrest everyone in the predicted landfall area. We'll need permanent posts set up around the country for disasters that come with no warning. Any other suggestions?