Do you ever buy too much when you go to the store? I do, all the time, it must be a human trait. I don't think it's a problem, unless you are buying for FEMA. They spent 85 million on supplies, yadda, yadda, yadda. I already talked about that. I still don't know how much extra they ordered. They just dispersed the remaining surplus, and by the looks of it to everyone but the people that needed it. Wow, they are unlucky! Almost as unlucky as the poor people who are still waiting for help!
It seems that after having the supplies for almost 2 years FEMA decided it was costing them too much to warehouse all of it. Did they ever think to ask the people living in trailers who had lost everything if they could store it for them? Maybe they didn't know they had it, I mean it's only 121 tractor trailer loads of household items. It could happen to anyone.
So FEMA doesn't want to store it, so they find needy people, not Katrina victims, but needy just the same, right? Nope, they send it to state agencies, who apparently kept them. The Dept. of Corrections got tents and pillows, even men's underwear. The gaming commission was the big winner. They got 5 gallon containers, 2 burner stoves, wash kits, and more pillows. An aid said they would be keeping the items in case there was another hurricane.
Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana has been an outspoken critic of FEMA. You may remember her being on TV during the marathon coverage of the storm, hanging around the neck of Gov. Kathleen Blanco like a Rolling Stones groupie! She demanded all sorts of things for her constituents in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Her constituents should have asked her to stay vigilant after the cameras were gone. She told a leading news agency that the supply giveaway was, "just a shame." Landrieu demanded and explanation of why the supplies weren't dispersed. It's too bad she didn't ask that question the first 2 years they were in storage.
Did you ever have an important job, one that people depended on you? It's a good feeling to see that job done to fruition, and know you made a difference. Now try and picture having the same type of job and botching it so badly that some guy in Baltimore is even pissed about it. How do these people go to sleep at night? I need to warm up my button maker because this cannot be allowed. We all sit around and watched as Brett Favre sobs over his retirement, and the twins got sporty names in Hollywood. I sure hope my friends continue to have my back because there appears to be no federal aid, unless you work at the gaming commission.
Showing posts with label FEMA. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Crazy Weather
What is up with the weather? Is it finished raining along the Mississippi? Maybe a better question would be is the river finished rising yet? Those earthen levees aren't quite enough to hold back that much water. It was good to see today on TV the people in that area working together. Some of them from miles away, not in the flood zone. They came just to help their fellow Americans. As far as that goes, it was a good day! Here's to hoping FEMA does a better job with this levee breach, but I doubt it.
I was reading today that FEMA agreed to release something like 65 million dollars worth of supplies they were trying to sell as surplus. The problem is there are aid groups in Louisiana who are still waiting for those same supplies! Is possible they didn't know they still had that much stored up? What exactly are the supplies that FEMA still has stockpiled? Did they know they had it? How much space does 65 mil worth of anything take up? Where was it being stored? Better yet, who is getting paid to store that much stuff?
What ever happened to those trailers FEMA bought? They bought 147,000 of them, are there any left? Oh yeah, there are. They have them stored all over the country. It was a bargain too, we only paid 2.7 billion for them in a no bid contract. Sweet! I guess some must have gone to the people in Arkansas that lost their homes, and their town, to tornadoes in February? Surely the President declared the area a disaster so FEMA could step in and work their magic? No, I don't think he did? Never mind, they are probably better off without that kind of help. By the way, FEMA has sold 41,000 of the trailers at 40 cents on the dollar, so we got that going for us, which is nice!
The President has asked for over a billion bucks to lend a helping hand to flood victims, and that's a good thing, right? I mean I know Brownie is gone from FEMA, but I'm sure he has a cute name for the current dude, something like Pauley, or the Paulster. Has he talked to him about the trailers? What about the "extra" supplies from Katrina, wherever they may be? Somebody does know where all this crap is, right? The Dems are in charge of Congress now, right? What are they doing? Tell me they are doing something! No, the Dems have just postured like the Reps did before them and done nothing.
Tell me there is someone in a position of power that has a bead on all this. Where is that guy from the movie "Dave"? You know the one I'm talking about. He was Dave's friend and he was an accountant or something. He stepped in and made decisions that made sense. Never mind, we are talking about the government, there is no room for sense. Who do I write to and ask for a breakdown of who got paid, how much they got paid, where the stuff went, and where is the surplus? There is someone who knows the answers to those questions I hope.
Do any of our decision makers have personal checking accounts? Do they know how to balance them? I sure as hell hope they know there are people that are depending on them. The presidential candidates have spent millions, and will spend millions more to try and get the job. I hope the folks that are there now remember that they work for us take care of those of us that really need it. Good work people of the flooded areas! Keep up the good work and continue to help each other, there may not be anyone else coming to the rescue!
I was reading today that FEMA agreed to release something like 65 million dollars worth of supplies they were trying to sell as surplus. The problem is there are aid groups in Louisiana who are still waiting for those same supplies! Is possible they didn't know they still had that much stored up? What exactly are the supplies that FEMA still has stockpiled? Did they know they had it? How much space does 65 mil worth of anything take up? Where was it being stored? Better yet, who is getting paid to store that much stuff?
What ever happened to those trailers FEMA bought? They bought 147,000 of them, are there any left? Oh yeah, there are. They have them stored all over the country. It was a bargain too, we only paid 2.7 billion for them in a no bid contract. Sweet! I guess some must have gone to the people in Arkansas that lost their homes, and their town, to tornadoes in February? Surely the President declared the area a disaster so FEMA could step in and work their magic? No, I don't think he did? Never mind, they are probably better off without that kind of help. By the way, FEMA has sold 41,000 of the trailers at 40 cents on the dollar, so we got that going for us, which is nice!
The President has asked for over a billion bucks to lend a helping hand to flood victims, and that's a good thing, right? I mean I know Brownie is gone from FEMA, but I'm sure he has a cute name for the current dude, something like Pauley, or the Paulster. Has he talked to him about the trailers? What about the "extra" supplies from Katrina, wherever they may be? Somebody does know where all this crap is, right? The Dems are in charge of Congress now, right? What are they doing? Tell me they are doing something! No, the Dems have just postured like the Reps did before them and done nothing.
Tell me there is someone in a position of power that has a bead on all this. Where is that guy from the movie "Dave"? You know the one I'm talking about. He was Dave's friend and he was an accountant or something. He stepped in and made decisions that made sense. Never mind, we are talking about the government, there is no room for sense. Who do I write to and ask for a breakdown of who got paid, how much they got paid, where the stuff went, and where is the surplus? There is someone who knows the answers to those questions I hope.
Do any of our decision makers have personal checking accounts? Do they know how to balance them? I sure as hell hope they know there are people that are depending on them. The presidential candidates have spent millions, and will spend millions more to try and get the job. I hope the folks that are there now remember that they work for us take care of those of us that really need it. Good work people of the flooded areas! Keep up the good work and continue to help each other, there may not be anyone else coming to the rescue!
Friday, May 23, 2008
A bad news day
I was just checking one of the big "news" websites. I'm having a hard time figuring out what's going on. Isn't the United States fighting wars in two countries? I must be wrong about that because I don't seem to be about to find any headlines about that. Lucky for us there are at least four mentions of American Idol, we do so need to keep up! It's great to see that Cindy McCain vogued for Vamp magazine, or was it that she Vamped for Vogue? I just can't keep up with that girl! They at least gave the Dems equal coverage. I see Chelsea's Dad thinks she would make a good president some day. That's nice, isn't it? It gives me a warm feeling to know that the circle is complete. Our government has abandoned us on certain issues and the "legitimate" press must have agreed to not report on it? Words can't describe how happy I am that things in Louisiana are back to what they were before Katrina! I mean that mess with all the water, the trailers, and FEMA is all resolved right? Must be because I don't hear about it anymore. Ways to lasting beauty, losing weight, giant telescopes, and Indiana Jones. When did we as a people throw our hands up and say, " I don't want to know about it"? Who do I call about this if I'm dissatisfied? Where do I mail a letter, organize a march, wear a button? I understand the concept of a lame duck, I just didn't realize it applied to both the President of the United States and the press!
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