Another Hole in the Dike

One of the frequent Administration arguments you hear about the awful debacle that was FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina was that the President "implored" or "begged" or "pleaded with" Governor Blanco to activate FEMA. This brings the Stafford Act into action.

The Stafford Act works like so:
1. FEMA processes a Governor's request for Presidential disaster or emergency declarations under the direction provided in the Stafford Act.
2. Governors submit these requests to FEMA indicating the extent of damage and the types of Federal assistance required. FEMA then forwards the Governor's request to the White House, simultaneously notifying the Secretary of Homeland Security, along with a recommended course of action.
3. Concurrent with a Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency and official appointment of an FCO, FEMA designates the types of assistance to be made available and the counties eligible to receive assistance.
4. The Stafford Act also allows the President to provide emergency assistance without a Governor's request.
(Source: FEMA Emergency Management Institute course IS800 - National Response Plan. Copyright 2005 by FEMA)

Wait a minute - what was #4 again?

4. The Stafford Act also allows the President to provide emergency assistance without a Governor's request.

I guess that blows another hole in Dear Leader's credibility, which is already looking like a thin slice of Emmental right now. Lying sack of shit.

Speaking of disingenuous blivets, Press Secretary Scott McClellan got his pudgy, sweating, oleaginous ass cornered at the press briefing yesterday. A reporter asked him a simple yes or no question, and the stupid whore stonewalled. Look, Scotty-dog, either Bush has confidence in Brown or he doesn't. Yes, or no, you dumbass?