[infocats]

see FR Post. Apparently, FEMA has extraordinary power and latitude in dealing with emergencies of Katrina's magnitude.

The Buck Stops Here

Mike Brown, as an appointee of Pres. Bush (possibly through Chertoff of Homeland Security) deserves the hit (and by extension, Bush) at the federal level, for a woefully inadequate initial response. Of course, the primary blame must be put on the elected representatives of Louisiana for their dysfunctionality.

That is the reason I suggested that this might be the only area of vulnerability faced by President Bush re. Katrina.

[RTINSC]

I'm trying to understand this. When you state the initial response was "woefully inadequate", to what are you referring?

[WHBates]

"for a woefully inadequate initial response"

I think your wrong and I believe time and documented request and actions will tell the story in the end.

[RTINSC]

Are you there, infocats? Your response to my post is woefully slow.

[PhilipFreneau]

>> FEMA has extraordinary power and latitude in dealing with emergencies of Katrina's magnitude.

Not true.

>> Mike Brown, as an appointee of Pres. Bush (possibly through Chertoff of Homeland Security) deserves the hit (and by extension, Bush) at the federal level, for a woefully inadequate initial response <<

How was Brown's initial response 'woefully inadequate'?