" Does anyone really think that getting training from FEMA is a good idea? Unless, of course, we're learning what NOT to do... "

" Emergency Response is the reponsibility of everyone. It is definitely not the intent to sit around and wait for FEMA to do something we are capable of doing ourselves. Look at the difference between what happened to New Orleans and the recent fires in SOCAL where everyone was evacuated immediately, adequately housed and fed and necessary resources were utilized. All because the people of SOCAL took responsibility and made decisions instead of "passing the buck". I urge everyone to take the training and become part of the solution instead of part of the problem... "

" After a Democrat wins the 2008 presidential election, efforts to reform FEMA can begin, just as the Clinton Administration successfully rebuilt FEMA after its neglect by George H.W. Bush. (GOPers can always be counted on to point out government's weaknesses because while GOPers hold office they destroy government's ability to function well. "