[Cincinatus' Wife]

I agree.

But they didn't do it. The msm is trying to capitalize on the local level failure (and hide it) by pointing the finger at Bush.

He needs to stand up and set things straight. If people in the rest of the states think the federal government is going to drop in to help out, they need to understand (and Bush should explain this) it starts locally and then on their state level. They better be sure that who they vote in can handle the job - that Americans better set to work now, in their own communities, and be prepared to mobilize and/or hunker down in an emergency.

[P.O.E.]

Just goes to show how estranged people are from their communities. "Government" has replaced community, and brought with it a concommitant accountability gap.