it was BLANCO who hired James Lee Witt per MSNBC n/t

[blitzen]

[mattclearing]

1. Maybe she can lure Clinton away next. LA should secede. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Hell, I'll volunteer to rebuild Louisiana if they give me citizenship

status.

[mattclearing]

4. Can you swim? n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Well, I do have a preference for high ground.

[Spazito]

2. Yep, brilliant move!

It, in essence, puts her back in control of what happens in NO and Louisiana re FEMA decisions. Witt will certainly make it known if he sees them screwing with him and the state.

Wise lady!

[FrenchieCat]

6. Info on JLWA, Witt's company

read this blogged article
http://talkleft.com/new_archives/012074.html
Thursday :: September 01, 2005
Where is James Lee Witt when we need him?
James Lee Witt, http://www.wittassociates.com /
an Arkansan, was FEMA Director under President Clinton, and he had the cojones to immediately go to the scene and take control. Clinton gave him power, and he used it for the national good. We were served well by him. In any natural disaster, he was there, he was on TV telling us what was going on, and he got things done. He did not sit on his hands in a Washington office getting information from CNN or FoxNews.

James Lee Witt works in Little Rock, and I'll bet my house he's working on this disaster somehow. If he ran FEMA, the response would be markedly different, instead of the "what do I do now?" look of Michael Chertoff we see today.
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NOTE: JLWA had bid on planning emergency work for New Orleans via IEM, but were not awarded the contract.
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About James L. Witt& Associates (JLWA)--

Our Team


What we do

Founded in 2001, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) is a crisis and emergency management consulting firm based in Washington, DC with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento. JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge of public safety, disaster mitigation, continuity of operations, and emergency management issues. JLWA bridges government agencies and non-profits with industry and constituents, advises educational institutions, and assists state and local governments, as well as international bodies to prepare for and recover from disasters and crises.

JLWA is uniquely positioned to bring together policy architects and technical experts in public safety, with leaders from all levels of government and private sector partners to forge solutions to emergency management challenges.

The JLWA staff includes seasoned crisis and emergency management leaders with significant experience in the public sector to provide consultation on key issues of public safety. The team is proficient in the details of emergency management, committed to the responsibility of the profession, and understands how crisis and emergency management work fits into a larger political and social climate.

JLWA is comprised of two main practice areas: Crisis and Consequence Management and Strategic Advisory Services.

http://www.wittassociates.com/1162.xml

[Adelante]

7. Do you have more details?

I heard it was on TV that Witt would be the governor's advisor. Anything else said? Thanks.