Who's on first?

Even me, a card carrying Bush-basher, feel the local authorities didn't do enough. FEMA was slow getting there but legally, the responsibility fails on the local and state authorities. States have to request assistance. That's how our laws are written.

I can't imagine that my city or state (CT) would ask everyone to evacuate without giving them the means to do it. It does not appear that the evacuation plan was followed at all.

I find it very disturbing that the mayor and governor were on radio and TV demanding federal assistance when they themselves didn't do their job. Every police officer, fire fighter, national guardsmen (women) and any other emergency technician should have been utilized immediately.

The part that really does bug me about FEMA is when I've heard Bush and Brownie and General Myers all talk about reading the newspaper's headline on Tuesday that read, 'Dodged a Bullet'. I find that very disturbing. They need to get their information from the National Weather Service and not the newspaper. Since when are jounalists meterologists? The sad part is they don't even realize that is a poor excuse.

That's not to say that Bush is off the hook either. Like I said, FEMA was late getting there.