As Hurricane Fay nears landfall, oil prices are rising in fear that it could interrupt operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Kind of ironic this is happening at a time we are debating rather to allow more offshore drilling or not.
From NPR FEMA Official Says Agency Heads Ignored Warnings 2005 · In the days before Hurricane Katrina hit land, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, FEMA Director Michael Brown and other top Homeland Security officials received e-mails on their blackberries warning that Katrina posed a dire threat to New Orleans and other areas. Yet one FEMA […]
While Bush strummed people drowned. While Bush ate cake people had fearful waits on their roofs while as the flood waters rose. Bush’s inactions in the wake of Katrina’s devastating landfall will be remembered for a life time. His other inactions and the inactions of the Republican run Congress will be felt for a life […]
Today Bush showed a new level of callousness that is mind blowing. While talking to reporters he had to really stretch in order to pat him self on the back. The President was asked when he knew the storm was severe. He told reporters: I knew a big storm was coming on Monday, that’s why […]
Santorum is putting blame onto NOAA for not giving a good enough warning in the lead up to Katrina’s disastrous landfall. Here is whatWITF is reporting: Santorum has critical words for forecasters in wake of Katrina 09/09/2005 Damon Boughamer (Washington) — U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is suggesting that early mistakes in predicting the path of […]
From the AP FEMA Chief Waited Until After Storm Hit By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer The government’s disaster chief waited until hours after Hurricane Katrina had already struck the Gulf Coast before asking his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security employees to the region  and gave them two days to arrive, according to […]
The Times Picayune reported this article and it is truly troubling. Bush visit halts food delivery By Michelle Krupa Staff writer Three tons of food ready for delivery by air to refugees in St. Bernard Parish and on Algiers Point sat on the Crescent City Connection bridge Friday afternoon as air traffic was halted because […]