FEMA praised for Kentucky response

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Bush partied and was photographed playing a guitar with a big shit-eating smirk on his face. And Bush's FEMA officials were hundreds of miles away from the hurricane aftermath, shopping for new suits for their own photo ops.

But Bush leaves office, and all that changes.

While Kentucky and nearby states dig out of a blizzard and the obligatory prolonged power outage, FEMA has acted swiftly. For days, FEMA trucks have been transporting food, water, toilets, generators, and gasoline into Kentucky.

Right-wing websites have placed their own spin on the story by trying to paint Obama's FEMA in a poor light, but it's to no avail. I've yet to see them cite any actual examples of FEMA incompetence following this storm.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) has pressed the National Guard into action to assist in recovery efforts. So even at the state level, our leaders are on the ball this time.

I'm not saying this for political reasons. (I am a registered Green, after all.) I say it because it's a fact. The wingnutosphere, however, is trying to politicize this story - but they're coming up empty.

I've fretted for years about how off the mark our government agencies often are. But now FEMA is on the right track - finally.

(Source: http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=51093)