If the government were serious to begin with, we could have avoided a repeat of this type of disaster.

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.

The big picture is that the federal government is a disaster with regard to long-term spending.

[With billions of dollars to boost disaster preparedness at all levels of government,] we would have expected a sharp, crisp response to this terrible tragedy, ... Instead, we witnessed what appeared to be a sluggish initial response.

SBA disaster loans are the primary source of long-term recovery assistance from the federal government. To date, we have approved more than $84,310,000 in the State of Alabama for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

National government must declare it a national disaster area because massive resources would be required to restore the area.