08-19-2016, 05:31 PM
(08-19-2016, 05:24 PM)Benton Wrote: my criticism of bush was for expanding fema and making it virtually ineffective because of the bureaucracy. FEMA used to respond to disasters within a reasonable time with at least temporary shelter and water. Now? Locals usually have things handled by the time fema has plan worked out. Obama hasn't done anything to improve it, but he wasn't the "conservative" who made an organization designed to act fast just another waste of tax dollars.
Not that it excuses it, but didn't Bush change FEMA because of all the criticism levied at him for the mishandling of Katrina? He may have made it worse, but does he do it if partisans in the media weren't so quick to blame Bush for anything and everything? I honestly don't think he does, which is surprising because one of the things I liked about Bush was how we would usually stand unwavering in the face of much of the criticisms levied at him.
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