[Thompson said, for example, that oil pipelines in the Southeast have been identified by DHS as critical national infrastructure to be protected against terrorist attack. In the wake of the hurricane, they have been crippled by floods.] We have to review all our systems, ... If a byproduct of what happened in New Orleans is we have this gas crisis all over the country, it doesn't matter whether a terrorist hits it or a hurricane hits it. You have the same effect. |
Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to be trained for, |
does not have any particular expertise in constructing or installing portable classrooms or other temporary structures. |
Finger pointing does not provide answers to grieving relatives, |
How can the government say it is serious about reconstructing the Gulf Coast and edge out small and minority-owned businesses? The only way to make sure the relief funds reach hurricane victims and damaged areas is to be aggressive about oversight. |
I am concerned that FEMA is not ready and we'll see much of what we saw during Katrina, ... I've been trying to get information from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security on what they are doing, and I've heard little to nothing. |
I am glad that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has recognized the problems with its contracting methods, |
I don't think this response can just be handled by FEMA and local units of government. |
I don't understand it. It's clear that the child should be in the custody of his father, |
I had been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, ... But what confidence should we have in his ability to deal not only with a natural disaster, but with a terrorist threat in this country? |
If we can send a rocket ship to meet another rocket ship and do whatever they do when they dock and undock and come back to Earth, can you imagine if we take some of that money and apply it to affordable health care in America? |
It is ironic and strange that an administration that has had so little success in responding to Hurricane Katrina thinks it can solve the problem by adding another layer of bureaucracy. |
It seems like the family in Miami will just want to drag this on. |
It was too little, too late. We missed the mark. |
It would be one thing if the department didn't identify security lapses in the first place, but a more troubling situation when they make promises to the American people and then leave them unfulfilled. |