While it is true pointing is not polite, it sure is politically acceptable.
I’ve found that since the disastrous event of Hurricane Katrina, that everyone is first to point the blame to someone else. While the federal government didn’t perform spectacularly during this time, neither did local or state agencies respond with anything better than sub-par.
In fact, I would suggest that some (not all) recovery time/efforts could have been lessoned had the local and state leaders done their job first. 151 school buses just sitting ready to take anyone anywhere. 40 Amtrak passenger cars ready to take anyone to safer surroundings.
While that would not have saved all, it would have left less to worry about and provide for.
It’s plain to see that the local and state leaders are only pandering to save their careers laying blame where they can and not accepting responsibility like a true leader would.
Have to give kudos to the President for stepping up, and I’m glad he did, now we can work to clean up and make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Finger pointers are problem makers, not problem solvers. We need problem solvers. Point your finger back at yourself and ask, what can I do to fix the problem, then get to work. It’s sad that the first 10 people to be interviewed, were problem makers. (Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, Mayor Ray Nagin, Jesse Jackson, K West, Senator Susan Collins)
My two cents: I think that amount of oversight needs to be broken up regionally. One federal office can’t predict/plan/prepare for disasters across the country. Give some of those finger-pointing senators some accountability by combining states into regions and let them work to establish disaster plans.
