Shrub Played FEMA (FL Hurricanes) for Re-Selection

[UTUSN]

------*I*---------knew that. At the time. ------*I*-----also knew the illegal Iraq attack was trumped up. At the time. Lots of other stuff. How come WE here know stuff without the benefits of intelligence agencies, consultants, or corporations? Wouldn't it be cheaper and more efficacious to put US on some payroll somewhere?

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-fema23mar23,0,5221240.story

.... Two weeks later, a Florida official summarizing the hurricane response wrote that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was handing out housing assistance "to everyone who needs it without asking for much information of any kind." ....

Democrats in Washington said the records confirm suspicions that the federal government used the hurricanes to funnel money to Florida, a key battleground state in the presidential election. "They weren't really asking for information, yet they were just doling out this money like it was Christmas," said Lale Mamaux, spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Boca Raton. ....

But politics was foremost on the mind of FEMA consultant Glenn Garcelon, who wrote a three-page memo titled "Hurricane Frances -- Thoughts and Suggestions," on Sept. 2.

The Republican National Convention was winding down, and President Bush had only a slight lead in the polls against Democrat John Kerry. Winning Florida was key to the president's re-election. FEMA should pay careful attention to how it is portrayed by the public, Garcelon wrote in the memo, conveying "the team effort theme at every opportunity" alongside state and local officials, the insurance and construction industries, and relief agencies such as the Red Cross. ....

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[geomon666]

1. Meanwhile people are still suffering the effects.

Absolutely disgusting. What will those people do the next time bushler brings them some water?