I am not sure how this got out there - but it is a Homeland Security directive not FEMA but they do work together - right? If you think about 9/11 it makes sense, but not for a disaster the size of NOLA.
don't confuse what homeland security(state run) and what homeland security (feds) did the refusing.. a typical liberal parsing of blame game gamesmanship...if we just say it was homeland security's fault...the public will think feds....feds=Bush...now that the cat's out of the bag of exactly who was giving orders and who was not..this don't look good for the lip quivering,teary eyed,confused governor.
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