[The_Eaglet]

Equally disappointing is the bungling of communication that occurred during Katrina. I am not holding the Federal Government responsible for the suffering, but I am making the point that the more you grow the federal Government the less it will actually be able to accomplish.

I believe Mr_hammer's objection is to unconstitutional federal government growth during the Katrina disaster.

He has the conservative position on this by objecting to federal socialism.

[mr_hammer]

You are very correct. People should not looked to the fed's with the exception of national defense. Infrastructure development such as roads, large bridges and airports would also be a place the fed's should be involved.

They should not be in the education business! That is a state issue.

This is my point, the more departments of "X" that develop the less the overall government can get actually accomplished with measurable results.

[mr_hammer]

One other thing, that is why I said I don't hold the fed's accountable. That mess was a state issue and the leader's of LA blew it. They can ask for assistance from the fed's, but they themselves are in a nuch better position to actually know what there specific needs are.