The Times Picayune in a article dated 8/28 by Richard Rainey confirmed what was published here first in "PolitiDose" on 8/25 under the title, 2016: The year of Louisiana's great flood. Rainey's article pointed out how much FEMA has improved its service and role in disasters since its Katrina moment. He also commented on what he called a seamless federal response to Louisiana's recent flood. The only information absent from the article was the fact that FEMA also did a good job during the BP Oil explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Craig Fugate, FEMA's administrator praised President Obama's transformation of FEMA and his ability to produce the needed increase in funding so FEMA could meet its obligations and responsibility. He also said the President made it very clear that he'd rather err on getting there and not being needed than not being there at all, the article also reported.
So now we have a major newspaper informing the people and recognizing that an important federal agency is working like it should for the benefit of the state and its people in time of need. And yes, understanding the mistakes of the past is still the key to a better future. And despite those voices that try to divide the country, government, under the right leadership does indeed work.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
