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

[Paul Samarin]

I see; you're happy to throw all the blame on Louisiana, but don't want  
to discuss the President's failures whatsoever.

Meanwhile, your conclusory assertions only prove the opposite of your  
argument.  What's the plan for when the locals' plan fails?

I hope this unmitigated fiasco will force a public discussion--not a  
debate, but a discussion--as to what the various roles of the various  
agencies of fed, state and local governments can/should be.  I don't  
expect it, but I can still hope for it.  It does appear that the  
Emperor's nakedness is beginning to get some press, finally.  I'm  
supposing that standing in raw sewage and dodging bullets for a week  
while the President is high and dry on the tarmac, lamenting the loss  
of one of Trent Lott's homes and praising FEMA's response with a  
"You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie!", has finally shown some of  
these "journalists" that the Pres may be out of touch with reality--raw  
sewage is really a reality check, especially when dead bodies are  
floating in it.

See, for example, Dan Froomkin's take on the state of reporting:

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/ 
LI2005041100879.html>

Anyway, if folks are willing to discuss facts, we may have a chance to  
learn from the many failures.

Paul

On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:16 AM, Dick Spellman wrote:

> 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>
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> 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:
>>
>>
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