Chrissee wrote:Chrissee wrote:CowDoc wrote:I just started checking out this thread tonight, and my first reaction was that the conversation had seriously degenerated. But, then, I read it from the beginning and discovered that it hadn't had all that far to fall.
First, public safety and emergency services are primarily a function of local government. .
Bullshit. In a catastrophic event, since the local infrastructure has been wiped out. Help MUST come from the outside. FEMA was quite efficient at doing this under James Witt. Bush puts a horse association commissioner in charge of it and then puts it under HSA and this is what you get. A man made disaster.
LOL Tico edits out my reasoning to try to change the meaning of what I posted.
LOL. What I did was highlight your characterization that is inaccurate. You take issue with CowDoc's very accurate statement that "
public safety and emergency services are primarily a function of local government." When you do, you are wrong. Period. End of discussion. You can either admit you are wrong, or you can continue to delude yourself because your hatred of Bush won't allow you to concede he's not the primary target here.
Your "reasoning" (your word, not mine) only states the obvious in the next sentence ... that "help" comes from outside. FEMA is not a first responder agency, and it assists local government in disaster recovery services. That doesn't alter the fact that "
public safety and emergency services are primarily a function of local government." Do you really think that "reasoning" supports your conclusion? Neither do I.
The remainder of your "reasoning" merely consists of your critique of FEMA.
