[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The snags sparked criticisms of the state and federal governments, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), still under fire for its slow response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in late August.

FEMA should be put out to pasture and relief efforts should be coordinated by Wal-Mart.

Hours after the aftermath of Katrina, Wal-Mart was already on the scene with generators and supplies, while FEMA officials were giving rescue workers lessons in sexual harrassment and other PC bullfeces.

[MJY1288]

I agree, FEMA is nothing but a funding coordinating organization and should play absolutely no roll in emergency response, that is what they have always been until Katrina, this whole "FEMA Failure" story was contrived to cover for the lack of leadership in Louisiana, and in New Orleans. FEMA's roll has not changed, only the reporting of their roll has

[Moonman62]

FEMA should be put out to pasture and relief efforts should be coordinated by Wal-Mart.

Yes, just pay subsidies to them, and all the other major retailers. I figure each bag of government ice costs about a thousand dollars, and is two days late. Now that they are going to airlift it, I figure about two thousand dollars a bag.

If the government wants to help they can get power to the gas stations. Bring in military generators or whatever else works.