CNN Quick Vote - Will FEMA be prepared for Wilma?

[helderheid]

www.cnn.com

Created: Friday, October 21, 2005, at 22:28:42 EDT
Will FEMA be ready for Hurricane Wilma?

Yes 38% 21517 votes

No 62% 35860 votes
Total: 57377 votes

[XOKCowboy]

1. There are WHITE PEOPLE in South Florida

Rich White People. So of course they're mobilizing and will be ready. Unless of course they bring in Brownie. He's still a "consultant" ya know.

[bigwillq]

2. Done

Will FEMA be ready for Hurricane Wilma?

Yes 38% 21687 votes

No 62% 36093 votes
Total: 57780 votes

[TroubleMan]

3. To play Devil's Advocate....they probably will.

1. The state has a bush governor. They don't want him to look bad.

2. After Katrina, they have no political room for error.

3. After last year, the local communities are extremely prepared. This will make FEMA's job easier. I'm in West Palm Beach, and they've already ordered mandatory evacuations in a lot of counties (of trailer parks and low lying areas). They've already closed the schools and set up shelters. Many say that we're overreacting down here, but better safe than sorry.

....

They're determined not to get caught with their pants down this time. They're going to overdue it now.

[bullimiami]

5. if its anything even somewhat big they will not be able to handle it.

if its the typical cat 1-2 event they will still bumble but not many will notice all that much.

[deadparrot]

4. done. nt

[hiaasenrocks]

6. Pretty stupid poll.

Why does it matter if people think FEMA will be prepared for Wilma?

At this point, they're either prepared or they aren't. People voting on the website isn't going to change that.

Sometimes I wonder who gets paid to come up with the crap that fills 24 hour news organizations' time.

[CatholicEdHead]

7. As long as Brownie is still a "consultant" there should be no problem

:sarcasm:

[KerryOn]

8. I saw Jeb Bush the other day...

... and he made it very clear that disaster relief should come from the local level.

When he said it, it sounded as if he did not trust the government to get-r-done. I almost sensed a family feud.

[justgamma]

9. Heard them say on my TV

They have ice stockpiled. Unlike, New Orleans when Brownie decided that they didn't need ice. You know for "cooling their beer and cokes" Which, by the way, I thought was the absolute stupidest thing ever said about the Katrina victims.