[JFC]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.

[Spktyr]

The adults are clearly in charge here - even the Democrats here tend to be more adults than elsewhere.

Mayor: "Nobody asked for this storm, but it's coming.... ... let's deal with this with the same grace... same efficiency with which we dealt with the last great hurricane in this country."

[aBootes]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.

That's what we wanna see / hear from an American city!

[BlueAngel]

Yes!!! I hope the Mayor repeats it and often.

[pgkdan]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.

Yee Haw! Take that Blanco, Nagin and your merrry band of pandering presstitutes!

[uncitizen]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.

Booyah!

[fatnotlazy]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.


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He also should have said that personal responsibility for oneself and one's family and friends is mandatory. Don't expect anyone (feds, state, local) to do it all for you.

So if someone tells ya to evacuate, you evacuate.

[Moose4]

Daaaaaamn. That's gonna leave a bruise on Sugar Ray Nagin and the alleged Governor of Louisiana.

}:-)4

[CedarDave]

The Mayor of Houston just said.. unlike in Katrina, Texas will not blame FEMA on problems. The Feds are here as back up.

Let us know if it reported anywhere else but here and maybe the Fox "Grapevine" on Brit's show.