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Grow up "girl"

Find me another U.S. President who put FEMA in the staging positions before the storm hit. Find me another U.S. President who authorized National Guard troops being staged as early. Blanco said today that busses went through the city and were available for people to get on. They chose to ride it out. "Real" reporting wouldn't be talking about ANY U.S. President visiting a zone where gunfire is going on. "Real" reporting would understand that Marine 1 in the air means a disruption in rooftop rescues. Take a history lesson. Camille was the measuring point for storms in that area. It had 200+ mph winds but the circle of those winds was much smaller than the 145+ mph winds that extended out over 100 miles from the center. 30 miles of coastline, 10 blocks back has dissappeared from the earth. Maybe you don't have skin in that game down there, I do and so do several others so take a clue and get some facts before you post dribble.

FEMA was put in place early because many lessons were learned from Clinton's failure in Andrew, and I do commend Bush for that. In every storm, there will be people who will not leave till the bitter end, unless you go in and physically escort each one out of their homes, and being in a potential disaster zone NO officials should have had more set up as to "safe" shelters, with the appropriate supplies. And they are not the only ones. I could go on a while about the failures of Miami government after we were hit by Katrina on Thursday night. And FEMA here is doing nothing and we do have victims of the storm, although nothing like the Gulf has right now. And yes I have as you put it "skin in that game" in friends and family.
I do disagree with Bush visiting New Orleans directly due to the gunfire you mentioned. Better for him to do chopper fly bys of both NO and Miss. and then speak to evacuees at Houston.