Some clips from New Orleans

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I had originally thought that the problem was just that FEMA was poorly managed, but it looks for all the world like they actively added to the misery and confusion. I'm a New Yorker born and bred, but to my eyes this is a much worse thing to happen to America than 9-11. The shame of this failure of our goverment will last a generation.

Geoff,
I am also a born and bred New Yorker who was in New York 5 days after 9-11, and FEMA was in place and on the job before I even got there. In Florida in 2004, they were writing checks within 6 hours after each of the 4 hurricanes that hit the area. I attribute this disaster(FEMA's response) to Brown's lack of experience, and Bush's knowledge of his lack of experience. You just don't put your buddy in a job where so many people depend on you for action after a major disaster.