[W126 Coupe] [Fwd: Fwd: This about summs it up.]

[Dick Spellman]

Sorry Paul.  I am not interested in a party debate.  I am simply pointing
out that in your state just as in my state the local authority has the
direct responsibility for disaster preparedness plans and their immediate
implementation when a disaster strikes.

My caution is in setting the expectation that the federal governments role
should be broader than it already is.  Local oversight and management is
always better than big government.  But, local government needs to be
prepared and here they failed and their failure was tragic.

Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Samarin" <pauls at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] [Fwd: Fwd: This about summs it up.]


> Where'd you get all that?  B/4 Katrina, their website touted them as
> the lead agency for national disasters. All that's changed now, of
> course.
>
> I note you didn't get around to answering the second question:
>
> What was the President doing?  Was he just waiting by the phone?  Why'd
> he leave Crawford?  Oh sure, I know he snuck out of town under the
> cover of Katrina so he wouldn't have to face headlines that read:
> "Bush Refuses to Meet with Cindy Sheehan and Returns to Washington",
> but what is the party line reason for his return?  Does he have a
> better TV in DC to watch New Orleans fill up with water while he does
> nothing?
>
> On Sep 12, 2005, at 6:54 PM, Dick Spellman wrote:
>
>