Project Katrina

Another national disaster and another Governor begging for the help of the Federal government cause her National Guard troops and equipment is in Iraq. And what does the White House do, blame Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius just as they blamed Governor Blanco after Katrina.

The White House fought back Tuesday against criticism from Kansas’
governor that National Guard deployments to Iraq are slowing the
response to last week’s devastating tornado.

White House press secretary Tony Snow said the fault was Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’.

In a spat reminiscent of White House finger-pointing at Louisiana
Gov. Kathleen Blanco after the federal government’s botched response to
Hurricane Katrina, Snow rapped Sebelius for not following procedure to
find gaps and then asking the federal government to fill them.

"If you don’t request it, you’re not going to get it," he said.

As Sebelius
said, "I don’t think there is any question if you are missing trucks,
Humvees, and helicopters that the response is going to be slower," she
said Monday. "The real victims here will be the residents of
Greensburg, because the recovery will be at a slower pace." More then half of the Kansas National Guard’s heavy equipment is in Iraq, as well as many well-trained personnel.