frankeieio wrote:
With Katrina and the Federal government what was exposed was the inherent problem with outsourcing, or privatizing some of FEMA's work load; the private companies chosen simply weren't up to the task. Also, the political appointee chosen by the Bush administration to head FEMA proved to be a poor choice... not that running any government agency is ever a good career move if one is hoping to win a popularity contest in the future.
The current border situation has been coming on for years, even before this administration took office. It is going to take cooperation between all branches of government to start working toward solutions. Personally, I think all members of congress and any who might be of a position to affect positive change should be required to visit the border, the holding areas, the children etc. to get to know the problem(s) up close and personal. The most important thing is to fix this. Period.
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I agree with your overall opinion.... but didn't some Congressmen try to go and were refused entrance? Seems I read that somewhere... Also, I also read last night where Senator McCain got into a pretty heated verbal battle with who ever was the cause of the refusal...