THIS POST led to this comment which led to this response, which ought to be required reading for all liberals of the progressive variety.

My only gripe is that Phantom is too hard on FEMA. Its defined role is to coordinate and pay, not perform. Granted FEMA did a lousy job coordinating, but it's the states and cities who have the responsibility to prepare for and implement disaster relief efforts. They abdicated their responsibility to an agency whose role it absolutely is not.