Presser with FEMA director on. New man on the job taking usual "who's to blame" questions from media, e.g. poor people stuck out on the highway without gas. Show's he's not stuck on stupid by saying working well with state and local officals on making decisions on getting relief now. In response to questions on comparision of Rita to Katrina and why response so much better now, says will review all aspects of the response following the end of the disaster. Lots of time then. Situation still on going with rain and flooding, focused on that. Stupid MSM reporters continue pressing...
Last year, I moved from Los Angeles to Miami, and I drove cross-country on I-10. I started out August 30, but didn't get to Miami until September 8 because I had to hold back for four days in Louisiana and wait for Hurricane Frances to get out of Florida. As it turned out, I got to Miami between Frances and Ivan.
So I drove through all the Gulf Coast cities along I-10, and through all the areas affected by Ivan, Katrina, and now Rita. Stayed in Baton Rouge those four days and toured NOLA over Labor Day weekend. I remember when I drove through Lake Charles after leaving Beaumont. Little did I know at the time what awaited all these areas exactly one year later.