Straight up: Did Bush completely utterly fail with the hurricane?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Yes he did. Like everything else he's ever done, it was a complete disaster. What a disgusting worthless incompetant moron. We could've saved a lot more lives if we had someone other than that human trash in office.

[MODU]

Yes he did. Like everything else he's ever done, it was a complete disaster. What a disgusting worthless incompetant moron. We could've saved a lot more lives if we had someone other than that human trash in office.

*yawn*

[Everett]

Donate money to the Katrina victims and then you can bitch like an immature 8-year-old. If you already have, then bitch like an immature 8-year-old somewhere else, please.

Might I suggest that you read this also.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I did. I already have donated to the Red Cross.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes he did.

Failed? Yes. At least intially when he acted more like a French President than an American one. But completely and utterly? No. That's not fair on him.

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The liberation of Afghanistan was not a complete disaster and was a welcome change from U.S policy towards Afghanistan in the '90's which was a complete disaster.

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He's neither disgusting, worthless or a moron

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How?

[MissCatholic]

no fema did.

everybody from fema should be fired.

[Everett]

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How?

If BRTD was president, he would be sending free lapdances over to New Orleans right now. That's how he would save lives, right? Right?

[ATFFL]

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How?

If BRTD was president, he would be sending free lapdances over to New Orleans right now. That's how he would save lives, right? Right?

Yes, of course.  The strippers inflated breasts would serve as floatation devices.

[Sam Spade]

Yes he did.

Failed? Yes. At least intially when he acted more like a French President than an American one. But completely and utterly? No. That's not fair on him.

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The liberation of Afghanistan was not a complete disaster and was a welcome change from U.S policy towards Afghanistan in the '90's which was a complete disaster.

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He's neither disgusting, worthless or a moron

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How?

I find myself agreeing with Al more and more, especially on this situation where we agree 100%.

[John Dibble]

I've recently heard that FEMA regulations say that a 72-96 hour period should be expected between the occurence of a disaster and federal aid arriving. Anyone able to verify this?

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I've recently heard that FEMA regulations say that a 72-96 hour period should be expected between the occurence of a disaster and federal aid arriving. Anyone able to verify this?

Sounds like bullsh**t. It took only a couple of hours for federal troops to arrive in San Francisco after the massive 1906 earthquake.

[John Dibble]

I've recently heard that FEMA regulations say that a 72-96 hour period should be expected between the occurence of a disaster and federal aid arriving. Anyone able to verify this?

Sounds like bullsh**t. It took only a couple of hours for federal troops to arrive in San Francisco after the massive 1906 earthquake.

Yes, nearly 100 years ago. Was FEMA even around back then? Need I once again mention the fact that our federal government has a sh**t-ton of regulations and red-tape that didn't exist back in 1906?

Further, I seem to remember in a discussion over this that there was a base IN San Francisco, thus explaining how troops got there so fast(being they were already there to begin with).

[Joe Republic]

I've recently heard that FEMA regulations say that a 72-96 hour period should be expected between the occurence of a disaster and federal aid arriving. Anyone able to verify this?

Sounds like bullsh**t. It took only a couple of hours for federal troops to arrive in San Francisco after the massive 1906 earthquake.

That wasn't very sensible.  Massive quakes are usually followed by smaller quakes that can still cause a great deal more subsequent damage, and therefore a further risk to anybody in the area.  But they probably didn't know that 99 years ago.

Same applies here.  You can't start sending people in to the area until you know exactly how bad the situation is.  Otherwise you might be sending more people in to die.

[J. J.]

I've recently heard that FEMA regulations say that a 72-96 hour period should be expected between the occurence of a disaster and federal aid arriving. Anyone able to verify this?

Sounds like bullsh**t. It took only a couple of hours for federal troops to arrive in San Francisco after the massive 1906 earthquake.

That wasn't very sensible.  Massive quakes are usually followed by smaller quakes that can still cause a great deal more subsequent damage, and therefore a further risk to anybody in the area.  But they probably didn't know that 99 years ago.

Same applies here.  You can't start sending people in to the area until you know exactly how bad the situation is.  Otherwise you might be sending more people in to die.

You also can't start sending equipment in until you know the damage.  What was expected in NOLA was damage from a Category 4-5 hurricane, i.e. collapsed buildings.  That didn't happen as a rule.  The equipment needed for those is different than flooding.

[opebo]

BRTD, you are of course correct, but in fairness those poor are not Bush's constitutency.