tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post112589848598419911..comments2024-01-05T13:36:55.379-06:00Comments on Two-Edged Sword: Katrina ControversiesLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1126054858531973822005-09-06T20:00:00.000-05:002005-09-06T20:00:00.000-05:00Lee, I thought you'd be interested in this article...Lee, I thought you'd be interested in this article by Ben Stein from <I>The Spectator</I> :<BR/><A HREF="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8693" REL="nofollow">Get Off His Back</A><BR/><BR/>I think part of the problem is that different administrations choose to exercise Federalism in different ways--the Democrats ignore it and are paternalistic ("your state government can't handle this by itself"), while the Republicans endorse it and "wait" for the Gulf Coast states to ask for help. Then again, Bush also deployed the National Guard (which is supposed to be <B>state</B>-run, not a secondary reserve for the federal military) to Iraq and Afganistan, so he's kinda commandeering one of the biggest resources the states have in these situations...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com