"and the head of Florida wildlife..."
What is the proper title of such an official in Florida? Chief alligator?
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This is a rational, well-written article with a lot of good points.
I have to assume that because it is from Florida that the democrats will decry it as a partisan political attack, even though it does not mention political parties or politics, and merely discusses states and their emergency preparedness plans.
It has to be sickening to try to run the country when half the elected representatives are actively trying to screw everything up for partisan political purposes.
What has happened to people? There is no way to prepare for what we've never experienced; why don't they just shut up and get to work?
We usually use wood and FIRE to make our smoke signals.
But Gov. Bush defended FEMA.
"If we weren't prepared, and we didn't do our part, no amount of work by FEMA could overcome the lack of preparation," he said. Natural Hazards Center director Kathleen Tierney agreed, saying emergency planners in the Gulf states should have taken a tip from the jazz legends that made New Orleans famous.
"Organizational improvisation" is essential to cope with unpredictable events such as Katrina, Tierney said.
Too bad Democrats can't comprehend these simple, straight to the point words. Because emocrats offer no sollution but to blame others who weren't responsible, this should be a WAKE UP CALL to people living in states in disaster prone regions, DO NOT ELECT democRATS, unless you want to swim towards dry land with them.
Strange isn't it that when cities or states want to build a new arena, aquarium or other high cost project they will send delegations to Hawaii or Las Vegas or wherever at public expense to study how others did it. They'll get even more grandiose ideas for wasting the taxpayers' money. But when it comes to disaster planning, they couldn't be bothered to even ask someone who has done a successful job of it.
Mobile, Alabama was hit by Katrina's stronger East side, yet Mobile's pre-hurricane planning, disaster plan, relief plan, and state/federal cooperation went by the book. Result: no news from Mobile, Alabama (no lootings, no riots, no rotting corpses, you know...what makes news for liberals).
New Orleans, hit by the weaker West side of Katrina, discovered that it had no responsible state or local leadership.
Quite a contrast. Same storm.
Good article
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I have been thinking about this from day one.
Florida had a plan........why didn't New Orleans and the State of La.?
You've got to wonder how much time, money, and effort have been wasted on Mardi Gras prep by city of New Oleans, Parrish Gov't, and State of Louisiana ... time and money that should have been spent on disaster preparedness. Nagin, Blanco et al were obviously laissez-faire and asleep at the wheel, ... they gambled - their constituents lost, ... and the rest of us are having to pay for it.
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Florida emergency planners criticized and even rebuked their counterparts -- or what passes for emergency planners -- in those states for their handling of Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Jeb Bush, the head of Florida AHCA and the head of Florida wildlife (which is responsible for all search and rescue) all said they made offers of aid to Mississippi and Louisiana the day before Katrina hit but were rebuffed.After the storm, they said they've had to not only help provide people to those states but also have had to develop search and rescue plans for them.
"They were completely unprepared.
Florida emergency planners criticized and even rebuked their counterparts -- or what passes for emergency planners -- in those states for their handling of Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Jeb Bush, the head of Florida AHCA and the head of Florida wildlife (which is responsible for all search and rescue) all said they made offers of aid to Mississippi and Louisiana the day before Katrina hit but were rebuffed.
THWACK! That's gonna leave a mark.
Being good Rats the Post writers trashed Missippi in order to sperad the blame. The Post Rats are protrcthin Blanco et al.
>>> And it's not pretty.
Truth hurts sometimes...