Never fails...

...to astonish me how Gov. Romney can do a backward flip with full twist & all his supporters do is give him straight 10s.  

He's on record advocating eliminating FEMA, turning it into a block-grant program for states to implement ~ OR ~ "even better" "send it back to the private sector" (his words

, not mine - clip is on youtube).  NOW, with Sandy barreling down on MY home, his campaign is horrified that anyone misunderstood his reply to John King during a primary debate - eliminate FEMA? Never!!!  Okaaaay - so what you were saying in the primary debate was that states would take the lead in disaster relief... No, better yet, private contractors (think Blackwater, Halliburton) would... No, FEMA would. Imagine the muddle!!!

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What's goes to the heart of the utterly weird - that Mitt Romney wants to be president, yet seems to know precious little about how federal government is run. His campaign's statement - “Gov. Romney believes states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms & other natural disasters in their jurisdictions. As the first responders, states are in the best po

sition to aid affected individuals and communities, and to direct resources and assistance to where they are needed most. This includes help from the federal government and FEMA.”   HULLO!!!   

That's how it works right now! The president issued emergency declarations

in response

to requests from GOVERNORS for aid, allowing the states to make vital emergency purchases with full assurance they will be reimbursed.

But then, Gov. Romney seems to not have a clue what makes FEMA so important in time of natural disaster.  It's called EXPERIENCE.  Maybe if he'd had a daughter & they'd hired 

a bridal consultant to help with her wedding, then he might have something to compare it to - he & Ann wouldn't want one that was new to all the intricacies of a ceremony & reception, they'd want one with a 

track record of managing A LOT over the years.  

There have been times that FEMA rose to the occasion (& we never heard about all the agency did), there have been times - okay, one time - when it was almost criminal in its response, but ALL of the responses were fully documented & even Katrina taught the FEMA folks invaluable lessons.