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Originally Posted by peragro
...You assume that because you think poorly of the man that every thing that happens somehow relates to him...
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I assume no such thing. Nor did I say any such thing. The only things I know about W's approach to FEMA are that he appointed unqualified people to run the agency and de-emphasized the importance of the agency. Whether's W's decisions w/r FEMA caused any of the troubles with Katrina is not yet known.
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...You are assuming that because a guy whom you have disdain for is the head executive of the country that nobody else who works for the government is going to what the law calls for...
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Again with the assumptions! I never said that FEMA didn't coordinate effectively with the states. I asked what are the odds it happened. I say those odds are low, but I could be proven wrong. I make no assumption either way. Why do you keep saying I assume things that I haven't said?
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Essentially the majority of people working in Government are the same ones who were there when Clinton was president and before. And yes, they do get together with every state and are supposed to be on the same page when disaster strikes.
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None of which proves anything about the performance of W's FEMA.
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...As a matter of fact, DHS founding and the subsequent reorganization of various government department was a bipartisan Congressional move. I believe one of the main authors was Joe Lieberman, whom I have a good deal of respect for...
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I don't blame W for that, but I think W does share blame for de-emphasizing FEMA's emergency response capabilities.