The issue we had with Katrina was that it was a multi-state disaster. The phone lines everywhere were jammed. There was no system set up for sharing all that information.

It made responding and rescue missions more difficult. It really slowed some of the response efforts. Just to be on the safe side, multiple search and rescue teams (ended up going out) with the same address.

You don't want to campaign in areas that have been hit by a natural disaster. There's no place in Florida that has been unaffected.

It is difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective initial response to a disaster that had been predicted for years and for which specific, dire warning had been given for days.

not a complete disaster.

Only after disaster can we be ressurected.