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Let’s get one thing straight, no one is to blame for Katrina. However, there is plenty of criticism to the response to Katrina.

Ok, let’s get two things straight: The failure to get the residents of the Gulf Coast States adequate aid was systemic and existed at all levels. The local governments failed to adequately provide for residents with no transportation. The state government failed to act quickly. The federal government failed to act quickly as well.

But, Uncle, you say, What about the levees? Chimpy McHitlerburton is surely responsible for not funding it. And if he’s not, these moonbatty, pork-barrel loving Democrats who wanted to fund other stuff and not the levee are.

Hindsight is always 20/20. Our .gov is set up for one primary purpose, really. To take money from all of us and dole it out to some of us. Yeah, that some of us may be the needy, the sick, the roads, the military, and other noble causes. Or it may be to give it to business and industry. And that’s what it was doing while not preparing for disasters.

Here’s the deal, folks, that sort of inadequacy exists in all forms of our government from the top down or the bottom up. If we, as a country, learn something from this it should be that the .gov needs to be more efficient. Eliminate the unnecessary layers, bureaucracy, and red tape. It’s a problem that exists at all levels and blaming the feds, or Bush, or the local government, or the state government, or some congressmonkey won’t fix the problem. Period. If there’s a case for reform, this is it.

I’ve heard they can’t rebuild New Orleans, since it’s wetlands now. I also heard that they were dumping that toxic sludge into the Gulf, which the EPA plans to fine them for. See, that’s two smarmy comments but they do illustrate how much bureaucracy comes to mind when dealing with the .gov.

4 Responses to “Soapbox”

  1. _Jon Says:

    I don’t thinkt he FedGov has ever been quick to respond.
    That’s kinda the nature of the beast.

    Personal – Local – State – Federal

    The more I read, the more it looks like the Governor is at fault. She’s still blocking aid.

  2. hellbent Says:

    The FedGov was very quick to respond to last year’s hurricanes in Florida. FEMA got high marks all around for their response.

  3. Joe P. Says:

    Yer spot-on about the failures on nearly every level. But I keep learning about just what happened and when. Such as the feds being given total authority over evacuation and relocation on Aug. 26 after the Gov. got Bush to declare a “federal state of emergency.” More can be found here: http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2005/09/katrina-timeline-belies-white-house.asp

    Thanks, Uncle and keep up the good work.

  4. Doug Says:

    There is plenty of blame to go around and hopfully it will stick to those that deserve it from their personal failures during this disaster. But there are those who deserve recognition for their selfless sacrifices and service to aide in saving lives.

    – New Orleans didn’t follow their own evacuation plans

    – Red Cross not allowed into the city (by LA HL security orders from the Governor’s office) after the storm with food and water for the people at the dome and other locations.

    – FEMA appears, to outsiders, to operating in a large state of confussion and thus non-action.

    We must all learn that we have no rights to protection or first responder rights from any government agency. We all must be prepared to help ourselves in a time of crisis.

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