Committee Report on the Preparation for and Response to Katrina

"On September 15, 2005, the House of Representatives approved H. Res. 437, which created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert named Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), the Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, to serve as the Chairman of the Select Committee."

"According to the legislation creating it, the Select Committee is charged with conducting "a full and complete investigation and study and to report its findings to the House not later than February 15, 2006, regarding-- (1) the development, coordination, and execution by local, State, and Federal authorities of emergency response plans and other activities in preparation for Hurricane Katrina; and (2) the local, State, and Federal government response to Hurricane Katrina."

Well you've been seeing it in the news, now read the full report for yourself. Now it'll take another disaster to see if anything changes for the better.

Probably nothing will change, as long as we continue the practice of having political flunkies assigned to head major agencies of government, every time a new administration comes to office. They should be chosen only from capable employees within the individual agencies, or at least have an extensive background in whatever field the agency is involved in. No matter what proceedures are setup, if the guy at the top is a clueless lackey, who knows their job will only last as long as their political benefactor lasts in office, they'll never be as good for us as someone who knows their job, and has spent their career at it.