You guys may bitch and moan about Coast Guard boardings but during Katrina
when the s*#t hit the fan they were the only Federal organization that kept
theirs together. Kinda refreshing to know that one Federal organization
that we rely on believes on acting first and asking permission later.

I can say the same about NOAA. (That organization that Rick Santorum wants
to muzzle.) The Hurricane prediction Center tried for days to get the
political hacks that infested FEMA and DHLS off their collective posteriors.

--
Glenn Ashmore

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Glenn Ashmore wrote:
You guys may bitch and moan about Coast Guard boardings but during Katrina
when the s*#t hit the fan they were the only Federal organization that kept
theirs together. Kinda refreshing to know that one Federal organization
that we rely on believes on acting first and asking permission later.

I can say the same about NOAA. (That organization that Rick Santorum wants
to muzzle.) The Hurricane prediction Center tried for days to get the
political hacks that infested FEMA and DHLS off their collective posteriors.

Don't forget that the NWS gave the Mayor of N.O. a 4 day heads up to
evacuate the city, which was ignored until only 24 hrs before it hit.
krj

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:uxHXe.27435$hp.5851@lakeread08...
You guys may bitch and moan about Coast Guard boardings but during Katrina
when the s*#t hit the fan they were the only Federal organization that
kept
theirs together. Kinda refreshing to know that one Federal organization
that we rely on believes on acting first and asking permission later.

I can say the same about NOAA. (That organization that Rick Santorum
wants
to muzzle.) The Hurricane prediction Center tried for days to get the
political hacks that infested FEMA and DHLS off their collective
posteriors.

Both the USCG and USN operate under the guidelines of "Command by Negation".
In other words, just press on until ordered to cease.

Dave wrote in
:

I suspect this is a
problem not limited to FEMA.


It is MUCH safer, in gummit service, to NOT do anything, for which you
cannot be blamed, than to do SOMETHING for which your career can be ruined.

The Dilbert comic strip is not just about Pacific Bell...(c;

--
Larry

Lawyers, boy are you on target

Just look at the job openings of the highly tauted Homeland
Security Department employment website .... if the posting isnt for a
minimum wage baggage, etc. inspector, then its for an attorney for
extreme wages..
Same thing happened to the "Super Fund" for cleanup of toxic waste
sites ..... zillions if $$$ were spent and probably 90% went to shyster
fees/costs.

If you look deeply into MOST government programs, etc. youll find out
that most of costs can be deemed to be .... welfare for shysters.


In article ,
Dave wrote:

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:08:15 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore" said:

Kinda refreshing to know that one Federal organization
that we rely on believes on acting first and asking permission later.

I was saying to my wife the other day that a major part of the problem seems
to be that FEMA was run by a lawyer. Lawyers may be good at talking their
way into a position, but once there it looks like the ones at FEMA, at
least, were more worried about whether they had authority to solve the
problems than they were about actually solving them. I suspect this is a
problem not limited to FEMA.

Dave

"Larry" wrote in message
...
It is MUCH safer, in gummit service, to NOT do anything, for which you
cannot be blamed, than to do SOMETHING for which your career can be
ruined.
The Dilbert comic strip is not just about Pacific Bell...(c;
Larry


Larry, what is "gummit service"? I tried looking it up and couldn't find
anything on it.

Jim

That would be "government" with a very Southern accent.

I was in New Orleans the Sat. night before the storm hit. Eerie,
walking around the French Quarter with most places open, but about 1/4
the normal crowd. Some places boarding up, sandbags up about 12".
Wondered if we'd ever see it like that again. Fortunately, the
Europeans who founded the place built on the highest ground, so the
history French Quarter was mostly spared. Not so well for the low lying
areas built on later.

Yea, the mayor was a total dumb****.

In article ,
lid says...


Both the USCG and USN operate under the guidelines of "Command by Negation".
In other words, just press on until ordered to cease.


So how about those two Navy helicopter pilots who were reprimanded for going
off course to rescue poeople instead of just delivering supplies to a Naval
base?