Business as Usual
June 21st, 2008In My Life, Bill Clinton describes FEMA as an organization that no one thinks about until a disaster strikes, and while no one ever votes on the basis of a candidate’s disaster-relief program it should still be a primary consideration on the agenda of elected officials because people die when relief is not thought-through. Barack Obama criticized John McCain today, arguing that he would leave cities underfunded and unprepared for dealing with disasters. McCain shot back that Obama is contributing to the problem by refusing to fast-track legislation that would help people. Meanwhile, human beings are suffering all over the Midwest.