BUSINESS AS USUAL
September 12, 2005
What to Do in the Event of a Disaster
Washington, DC | Whether confronted by foreign enemies or by Mother Nature, disaster can strike anytime, anywhere. What should you do in the hours and days following a catastrophe of Biblical proportions?
What is the appropriate action to take when millions of Americans are displaced and many more thousands are stranded without food, water or medical supplies? When a major city is underwater and much of the infrastructure of two states is destroyed? When one quarter of domestic oil production capacity is crippled? When seaports that handle one third of the nation's commerce are rendered impassible?
 President George W. Bush:
"Uh... Play the guitar?"
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 Vice-President Dick Cheney:
[not available for comment]
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 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld:
"Go to a baseball game."
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 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:
"Play tennis, shop for shoes, and attend a Broadway show - preferrably a musical comedy."
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 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff:
"Get on your roof and wave a big flag, someone will probably get around to you in a week or so."
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 FEMA Director Michael Brown:
"Disaster? What disaster? Was there a disaster?"
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