In what some see as another bureaucratic absurdity after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA is refusing to pick up the cost of restocking New Orleans' aquarium because of how the new fish were obtained: straight from the sea. ...more

November 14, 2007

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my opinion that a lot of misinformation is intentionally given out in politics and/ or by bureaucrats. Most e-mails I received agreed with me. One respondent questioned why the politicians would do that when they want projects to be on time and within budget. I have a very long list of very proven reasons why they do. In a short summary, I believe the combined reason is arrogance. They have a very overwhelming paradigm that they possess unquestioned entitlement. They use that to satisfy their desire to accomplish many of their personal agendas, and to get projects started. ...more

November 5, 2007

this time staging a fake news conference where staffers, not real reporters, asked questions about the California wildfires. ...more

October 31, 2007

The homeland security chief on Saturday tore into his employees for staging a phony news conference at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

October 28, 2007

For Perry and Sandra Delong, rebuilding their life after their home burned to the ground last week is going to be a test like no other. ...more

October 28, 2007

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's No. 2 official apologized Friday for leading a staged news conference Tuesday in which FEMA employees posed as reporters while real reporters listened on a telephone conference line and were barred from asking questions. ...more

October 27, 2007

SARASOTA - A former Sarasota County employee claimed she was given the answers to a test that measured employees' ability to communicate in times of disaster. ...more

October 15, 2007