Thursday, January 31, 2008
Snowed in
The Spokane area is basically out of commission this week because of heavy snow. Not up to Buffalo standards, but still tiresome. We normally get about 50 inches of snow in a winter, but it's normally spaced out evenly, two or three inches per week. Gives time to melt and shovel easily. This time we got a couple of big storms in a row, and the infrastructure isn't coping well.
Wash governor Christine Gregoire flew over the mountains to check things and plan a state-level emergency response. I must say, she is extremely good at this sort of thing. In other areas of governance she's competent enough: frugal, responsive to needs, no big ideas. But she truly knows how to handle an emergency. Knows how to avoid panic, how to explain things honestly and directly. One interesting thing she mentioned just now ... the Feds are entirely out of money for emergencies, told her the state was on its own. This isn't nationally known.
Gregoire would be a good choice for FEMA director under Hillary. ¶ 3:48 PM
Wash governor Christine Gregoire flew over the mountains to check things and plan a state-level emergency response. I must say, she is extremely good at this sort of thing. In other areas of governance she's competent enough: frugal, responsive to needs, no big ideas. But she truly knows how to handle an emergency. Knows how to avoid panic, how to explain things honestly and directly. One interesting thing she mentioned just now ... the Feds are entirely out of money for emergencies, told her the state was on its own. This isn't nationally known.
Gregoire would be a good choice for FEMA director under Hillary. ¶ 3:48 PM
