[Speed Gibson,
Monday August 6, 2007 at 10:09pm]
This can wait
There are troubling signs of political over-reaction to the I-35W bridge failure, perhaps leading to a Special Session that will go far beyond this event's needs. Some officials and pundits have angered me, and a few others have disappointed me. But it's too soon to comment further.
There are families waiting along the shore, waiting and wondering if their missing loved ones are underneath the rubble as seems so likely. They deserve an effort that's full ahead on recovery and cleanup by all concerned.
Again, let's take comfort in how low the casualties are turning out to be. Let's praise those who did all those drills and were thus able to execute so well when the bridge fell. As I heard one voice on the radio put it, "FEMA? Yeah, FEMA! Where the hell is FEMA?"
There are families waiting along the shore, waiting and wondering if their missing loved ones are underneath the rubble as seems so likely. They deserve an effort that's full ahead on recovery and cleanup by all concerned.
Again, let's take comfort in how low the casualties are turning out to be. Let's praise those who did all those drills and were thus able to execute so well when the bridge fell. As I heard one voice on the radio put it, "FEMA? Yeah, FEMA! Where the hell is FEMA?"