Screw FEMA, call the Boy Scouts

Honestly,

This is the first time I have read this site. Suggested by a friend for one of the Palin articles....I scrolled around and read a few more...I am blown away by the crude, rude, angry comments tossed back and forth...I haven't seen so much hate in one place in such a long time.

I am going to spend just a few more minutes looking deeper into the mission and "about us" behind this blog...but it definitely is not written by or commented by people who have an alive spirit regenerated by the grace and love of Jesus Christ.

Just wonder why are most of you so full of anger? Yes, God is a holy God, Righteous. And yes, The Bible says be angry, but do not sin...the anger that we are suppose to have is God's Righteous anger against sin and unrighteousness, not against people. Love the sinner, hate the sin.

Try compassion, empathy, looking at things through God's eyes and the mindset of those who have walked in their own shoes, not yours.

Watcher
All were small businessmen, and our worst delays were trying to get past FEMA and past IRC, both of which deliberately delayed us, so that their "chosen" industry friends would get the credit for specific projects.

Small correction: That was the American Red Cross, not the International Committee of the Red Cross, Watcher. The ICRC was not helping at Katrina.

In fact, the IRCR actually criticized the American Red Cross's response, saying it was 'ill-prepared for the disaster, relied on inexperienced volunteers in key positions and had an ineffective system for moving supplies to where they were needed.'.

However, I am somewhat confused as to how the Red Cross stopped you from doing anything at all. What'd they do, threaten to stick you with needles?

No, while the Red Cross's help was somewhat inept, the fact that they were the only people allowed to help was entirely the government's, aka, FEMA's, decision. In fact, the Red Cross itself was held up by FEMA. They were at each other throats the entire time, because the RC wanted to just walk in and provide aid and FEMA...well, didn't want them to for some inexplicable reason.

But, anyway, FEMA, and the National Guard, were the only people with guns, and the only people with any sort of legal authority to stop you from doing anything. Don't go blaming the RC for you being kept out. (Feel free to blame them on their somewhat poor response, although at least some of that is not their fault.)

Essentially, Bush didn't want anyone else helping people, and was willing to do nothing at all if the alternative was someone else helping outside the 'correct channels'. I know that sounds absolutely horrible, but it explains all his behavior, from FEMA blocking help, to Bush wanting to nationalize the Guard and fighting the governor for a day over that.(1)

1) The governor fought that as that would require them to stop enforcing state law thanks to Posse Comitatus, and they were literally the only law enforcement for many areas. Bush, OTOH, wanted to do it, because...he wanted to be in charge.

So, we don't need municipal police officers and fire fighters and EMTs because the Scouts, or your church ladies' guild, or the Elks club can always do the job?

You can never go broke in this country underestimating the lack of a sense of humor in people.