I honestly think the feds response has been pretty fast concidering they havn't had the support of the local goverment. How fast they can respond in any area depends on having people who are familiar with the city or area and actaully show leadership by sharing that info. with FEMA so they can do their job and co ordinate the fed resources coming in. States and cities in FL and NY show that they did have people in place to get the chaos under control and with the knowledge and the guts to make decisions on the run. There has been way to much hesitation on the part of the Gov. of LA and the mayor of the city of NO.
Whining doesn't help when people need guidence in an emergency, save the whinnyness for later, after you've dealt with the immediate chaos and needs.
"Whining doesn't help when people need guidance in an emergency, save the whinnyness for later, after you've dealt with the immediate chaos and needs."
I agree. But it is clear that most of the people in this thread are ready to go into political battle now so I think it's worth discussing what the best strategy is.