Replies to post #346064 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Soul Washer]

I didn't admit anything.. there you go again, putting words in my mouth. LOL. Bush deserves to be bashed. If got the chance at a face to face, I'd bash him with my hands, knees, and elbows!
Your well off your rocker if you think the federal government don't interfere with state affairs. As we speak they are try to take charge of the Alaska fishing industry.

[stratocasterca]

i think you might be out at one extreme end of the argument.
Federal firefighting forces go after fires in any state, and without a governor's invitation or declaration of disaster.

Mobilization across state lines is routine and instantaneous.

FEMA, as it was conceived, could do the same thing, but was managed by political hacks appointed by the president instead of dedicated, experienced, professionals.

Your worries about the military might be valid, i don't know, but i wasn't limiting the potential response to them. Like i said, a good leader would figure out how to get 'er done, and they didn't do it in a timely way.

Any way you slice it, the fact that we as a nation provide instant aid overseas yet turn things into a clusterfuck domestically does not really say much for our infrastructure of disaster relief.