It almost hurts too much to talk about any of this any more, but I think it is obvious that it is not FEMA that is the problem. There is a huge difference at the state level. Granted, MS has had to deal with coastal hurricanes before, and LA has an unimaginable unique situation on their hands, but MEMA has been totally on top of things just as much as was possible given the huge scale of the coastal disaster.

MEMA had all their resources ready. As soon as the winds had died down to the level just above what might be considered safe, MEMA moved in to initiate search and rescue right away. Because of the size of the problem, search and recovery is going to be difficult, but in the areas that are left with any significant population, they are working as fast as they can. And MEMA was not sidetracked by the huge amount of wind damage sustained at Hattiesburg and other locations inland, in addressing the coastal effort, which has been very focused, organized, and coordinated.