What Wal-Mart and FEMA don't have in common

For anyone who’s been tempted to absolve the Feds—FEMA in
particular—of some major culpability in the handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
and shift blame to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco
and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, here are some sobering thoughts from Aaron Broussard, president of
Jefferson Parish in New Orleans. He drew some unfortunate comparisons between how
FEMA handled the crisis, as opposed to—in his view—the more effective response
from Wal-Mart on Meet the
Press
this past weekend.