You wanna call me out, after I said I'd avoid it? Fine. But I won't argue a single point. I'll just show you a single link, and repeat the old saying about a picture's worth a thousand words:

http://junkyardblog.net/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/4749

J.

And check your numbers, David: According to this source (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/12512394.htm), about one-third (35%, to be precise) of the LANG is deployed to Iraq, not "the bulk."

Also, by state and federal law, the Governor of a state is the Commander In Chief of the Guard, and they are only nationalized under very specific circumstances: there is a crisis outside the state, or the Governor is either so corrupt or incompetent that the president believes he has no choice. That's how it was done in the 50's and 60's during the Civil Rights movement -- Southern governors were tolerating lawlessness and organized oppression of blacks, so the President (I think Eisenhower was the first) nationalized a southern state's National Guard to enforce anti-segregation policies.

The responsibility for disasters is quite clear: local officials first. If they are unable to manage, then state officials. If they are unable, THEN federal officials.

Further, it is not FEMA's role to take over things. In fact, they are not prepared to do so, under any circumstances. Their function is to assist and supplement state and local efforts, to coordinate, to advise, but NOT to take control. It's the 10th Amendment in action. The states are largely sovereign in these matters; for the federal government to take control would be to destroy one of the fundamental principles of our nation.

I will sum up: it is the role of the federal government to ASSIST state and local officials, not SUPPLANT them. And when those officials prove incompetent, corrupt, or otherwise incapable of upholding their sworn duties, it is not the place of the federal government to set them aside -- that is the duty of the other parts of that state's government. The legislature, in this case, can place NO in receivership and get rid of the mayor. They can impeach the governor. Or they can simply threaten to do so if they don't get off their asses and do their jobs.

But what can not, must not, happen is for the President to gain the power to strip the authority of duly-elected state and local officials, or to remove them from office entirely.

I know how you feel about Bush, David. Are you really arguing in favor of granting him that kind of clout?

J.

Nope, I am arguing that you are being a hypocrit, as you said yesterday that now is not the time to assess blame, yet your own Jeffe (Boss) is doing it, as long as he can blame a Democrat(s). I am also stating that Bush himself has admitted that Federal Assistance was slow in coming, AND that people have died. Yesterday you did not want to assess blame as long as it was Bush who was being blamed, NOW its perfectly okay? You wanna explain that logic my friend?

Hmm... recently, you dismissed a guy's comments because he used the wrong pronoun for a public official -- I don't recall if he called the mayor a she or the governor a he, but it was one of those two. By that precedent, might I point out your misspelling of "hypocrite" and dismiss everything else you wrote?

BTW, considering it's one of your favorite words, it would behoove you to spell it right -- or at least consistently.

J.

You must be seeing things Jay, I did not misspell Hypocrite. Or at least you cant prove I did. LMAO! Aside from that, why do you always try to change the subject when you are wrong? I would say calling the Mayor of New Orleans, A African American Male, a woman as part of a rant, pretty much disqualifies anyone from me taking them seriously. If if the Mayor of NO has been acting like a girly man with all his whining lately.

David, neither the mayor of NO nor the governor of LA has covered themselves with glory -- and while the mayor might be a black man, the gov is a white woman. The guy mixed up their titles. Big whoop, but you used that to dismiss his entire comments.

And in your first comment, you said:
"Nope, I am arguing that you are being a hypocrit, as you said yesterday that now is not the time to assess blame, yet your own Jeffe (Boss) is doing it, as long as he can blame a Democrat(s)."

As far as changing the subject... did you even LOOK at that link I sent you? Lemme see if I can actually use HTML and make it a link...

WTF?

J.

You know spelling flames are really the most lame flame that exists. I have always been told that once a debate/discussion/argument reaches the point where one side resorts to spelling flames the other side wins by default. It shows that the flamer has no other valid argument and therefore can't think of anything intelligent to say.

Rogue, do pronoun glitches fall under "spelling flames?" I thought they did...

And Rogue, have you SEEN that posting over at Junkyard's? I never thought I'd steal the liberal cliche' so sincerely, but "if you aren't outraged, you're not paying attention!"

THAT piece, with the accompanying photos, HAS to be the most obscene thing I've seen in a long time.

Here's the proof of a wasted opportunity to save countless lives.

(Dang, that's not working. Well, go to http://www.junkyardblog.net and scroll down for the "Bus-ted" pieces.)

J.

Yes, Jay, they certainly do. I think you both have been acting petty and childish which is why I have seen no reason to participate in the "blame" contest you two have had going. I said over in this post that EVERYONE is to blame. This administration, the feds, the state reps, the city officials, and the residents. They are all to blame. No one was prepared for what hit our coastline and everyone should have been.

But, would have/could have/should have ... none of that is important now. What is important now is that the devastation be dealt with. What is important is the people that are hungry, homeless, in pain, grieving, needy, etc. Once we get our world righted again and help these people, then we start dealing with everyone that wasn't prepared (including ourselves). We make sure that the next time something like this happens we are prepared. We don't just assume that we will be.

These Wizbang boys are like flamers on Metafilter.

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