"Welcome to FreeRepublic, Uncle Ike! Guess I'll have to don my flame retardant underwear (not government issued), too, because I don't believe in a Fairy Godmother Federal Government magic wand either."
Damn straight - The MAIN LESSON of all this is that the citizen must take care of his own - food, fuel, water, and weapons.
But re: the Republican Party?? There is a perfect storm brewing and fuel prices, the middle east and pictures of bodies floating are going to converge unless something is done immediately.
Yankee Stadium clears out every night in 1 hr- why are there still people in the Super Dome - why are the Repubs setting this stage for the MSM?
Get everyone out now - including the tv crews - plug the levee, pump it out - get going.