Kudos to OBAMA'S FEMA

[kpete]

....FEMA officials contacted the White House about the need for a federal emergency declaration even before Alabama had submitted a formal request that evening, said Art Faulkner, the state’s emergency management director. It was quickly granted....In Alabama, as in other affected states, the Democratic White House was winning early praise from state, local and Congressional leaders of both parties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/us/01fema.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all

Shall we roll the tape? Under Bush Sr., FEMA sucked. Under Clinton, FEMA was rehabilitated and turned into a superstar agency. Under Bush Jr., FEMA sucked again. Under Obama, FEMA’s doing great and responding quickly.

I know, I know, we’re not supposed to politicize natural disasters. Not when that politicization makes Republicans look bad, anyway. So I’ll just let you draw your own conclusions from these four data points. I report, you decide.

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/04/femas-ups-and-downs

[blondeatlast]

1. Political hay must be made of the situation--because I don't see the likes of Trump, Huckabee,

Romney, or Palin acing quickly on the matter. This is a clear case of the consequences of whom one chooses to vote for.

OTOH, is it really politicizing to note that one president acted quickly and responsibly and properly in a crisis in order to mitigate the trauma? I don't think so. Had GWB done so, I would have given him due credit.

But of course, we know all too well how that turned out.

[dennis4868]

2. you've come to the wrong website....

if you are looking for Kudos for the president....not this site....unfortunately....the good stuff gets ignored or is downplayed.....

[MineralMan]

3. +10

So it seems, sometimes.

[texpatriot2004]

4. Amen to that! I'm so grateful for Pres. Obama and VP Biden and

the response to this disaster was so great. I, like many, was disgusted with BushCo's response to Katrina. I'm grateful that this administration can act correctly and quickly.