[spanalot]

I hope Rush doesn't venture here - he just said Homeland should never have been made and that this increase in bureacracy has been a big red tape hindrance.

PS- to all the flamers who castigated me on Tues when I said the failure to plug up the dykes or the canals at the Lake P end would mean an increase in damage by a thousand fold - far exceeding the actual storm damage and the damgae of 9/11

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/06/national/nationalspecial/06cnd-deficit.html?ei=5065&en=a3ffbf721fa7239a&ex=1126670400&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

[Coop]

Rush is right, and your "prediction" is a major "duh" alert.

[M. Espinola]

"I hope Rush doesn't venture here - he just said Homeland should never have been made and that this increase in bureacracy has been a big red tape hindrance."

He is probably right on the red tape issue, however after the horror of 9-11, in part due to the lack of of communication between top level federal national security agencies (thanks to Clinton's Justice Department) Homeland was and still is required since the enemy remains out there.

One solution which may have stopped the severe flooding in New Orleans was discussed by the developing engineer on TV. His preventive measure was to build a 25 feet high flood wall, in place of the levees, which was rejected by city & state officials. I am not sure where FEMA stood on this issue.