HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Could the Obama admin get any more inept? Under Bush, FEMA had
trailers outside NO within 48 hours after Katrina hit yet 5 DAYS after
the ice storm in KY they have done nothing. So far 40-some people
have died while Obama is busy trying to stuff his cronies pockets with
"Stimulus".


Are you really as stupid as this post as yours? If there is ineptness,
it is on the part of the probably privately owned power companies
serving Kentucky. Despite their gouging their customers for years, they
obviously have not spent enough on training and equipment to meet the
needs of their customers in case of weather emergencies. It's just
another private sector failure.

Two points:

One: If FEMA is not in Kentucky, after this long, it is because the
Governor of Kentucky has not requested Federal aid in witting. Its a
states rights issue. It is possible that unlike other areas of the
country that can not blow their noses without federal assistance,
Kentucky is prepared to do it themselves.

Two: If you were not lost in your virtual world, or would get away from
the coastal cities, you would know there are power company crews from
all over the country working to restore power in the area. There are
national agreements between the power companies to provide assistance in
this type of situation. I have been through several hurricanes,
tornadoes, and ice storm, each time these outside crews are there
working beside with the crews from the local company.

If you drive the interstates during these times you would see, convoy
after convoy of power trucks going to and from the area of the disaster.
I am surprised at the distance they come, some times several hundreds
of miles to respond.