Lessons his father didn't share (Bush I and II FEMA problems

In the newspaper today there was a sidebar to this article comparing things Bush I and II have said. It was Bush I that came up with the term Blame Game when talking about FEMA and Andrew.

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/08/Worldandnation/Lessons_his_father_di.shtml

Lessons his father didn't share

The handling of Katrina's aftermath is giving a black eye to the administration - the kind Andrew gave another President Bush.

By BILL ADAIR, Times Washington Bureau Chief
Published September 8, 2005

WASHINGTON - President Bush has worked hard to avoid the mistakes of his father.

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But in responding to Hurricane Katrina, Bush seems to have forgotten the lessons of Hurricane Andrew, the South Florida storm that was a black eye for his father.

Government at all levels failed after the 1992 hurricane.

Counties and cities were overwhelmed. The state was unprepared and the federal government was slow to help. The situation got so dire a few days after the storm that Kate Hale, Dade County's director of emergency management, cried, "We're doing everything we can! Where in the hell is the cavalry on this one?"

The first President Bush eventually sent the cavalry, but it was clear the federal government needed to improve its disaster response. So when Bill Clinton took office a few months later, he appointed James Lee Witt, a seasoned pro at disaster response, to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

..more at link...

like son...need anymore be said.