Great thoughts from Joe....What would we do without him....?

Flabbergasted

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Mon Feb-20-06 09:51 PM
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Great thoughts from Joe....What would we do without him....?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a8tvcJ2gi8y4&refer=top_world_news

Senator Lieberman Says U.S. Should `Dissolve' Embattled FEMA
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Joseph Lieberman, the senior Democrat on the Senate homeland security panel, said the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency should be abolished in light of its performance in handling Hurricane Katrina's devastation.

Lieberman, from Connecticut, said the agency, which oversees the federal response to natural disasters, should be taken apart and a different organization should be created in its place.

``It's time for FEMA as we know it to go,'' he said on ABC's ``This Week.'' ``It's time to dissolve and rebuild it within'' the Homeland Security Department.

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Doctor_J

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Mon Feb-20-06 09:53 PM
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1. Yeah, because DHS is doing such a great job

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joemurphy

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Mon Feb-20-06 09:57 PM
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2. DHS is Joe's contribution to our bureaucracy.

It's had a dandy record since its inception. Abolishing FEMA makes zero sense. Leave it to Lieberman to air this as a solution to our disaster-preparedness problem.

Just another reason why Ned Lamont is needed.

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stillcool

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:06 PM
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3. I think it already is....

dissolved that is...just a bunch of good-old-boy corporations that charge astronomical fees to do shitty work...with a few non-profits to back them up... How much more dissolved does he want?

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chaumont58

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:06 PM
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4. Easy way to get FEMA working: appoint competent people

Under Bush(ver 1.0), FEMA was a dumping ground for cronies and political hacks. When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, in 1992, FEMA couldn't do the job.
Clinton appointed professional James Lee Witt to be head of FEMA, and for 8 years, it did its job and performed admirably.
Bush(ver 2.0) reverted to his dad's appointment criterion and FEMA reverted to the 1992 performance level.
It ain't a god damn secret what it takes to get it working: professionals, competent professionals.

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Flabbergasted

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:09 PM
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6. I think we should suggest dissolving the government at this point

or hiring competent people? What do you think?

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Vickers

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:08 PM
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5. By that standard, he should be out of a job...

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:12 PM
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7. perfect! - the neo-con water boy...

the neo-cons never wanted DHS 2 begin with so joe hauling their water ain't a big surprize.

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dsc

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:22 PM
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8. Fema worked great for 8 years under Clinton

but admittedly it wasn't exactly terrific under either Carter or Reagan. Maybe FEMA has some structual problem.

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henslee

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:25 PM
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9. Perhaps it should be run by a UAE based company.

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