In this case the democratic locals were not up to the task. They deserve the blame here not Chertoff
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It's not an either/or proposition. Just because the locals are guilty doesn't mean the Feds are innocent and vice versa. If this had happened under a Democrat Administration people here would be calling for Congressional hearings at minimum, and rightly so.
Don't turn a blind eye incompetence just because it happens when the White House is occupied by a Republican.
I live in Florida. I am familiar with FEMA response and FEMA response times. Because of lack of effective local organization, FEMA effectiveness was reduced.
I cannot blame the chain for a failure in its most important link -- the local govt. I know that no organization is perfect. They all make mistakes. We are all human. But if their mistakes are related to the failure of the local govt to plan, to set up communications, and to take control which is their duty, I will refuse to lay the blame on FEMA.
We may have spoiled FEMA with the excellent capabilities of our governor, Jeb Bush. But there is absolutely no excuse for the locals' failure in NOLA. Local govts are the key to the way our system of response is set up. If we want to change things and take control away from the locals, we will have to look to a soviet form of govt to set up a new system. I hate socialistic govt and worry about one developing in this country far more than I worry about a category 5 hurricane, and I live in Florida.
I'm not turning a blind eye. I'm just looking a the real cause of the mistakes. You need to do the same and stop listening to the liberal MSM spin.