With the situation FEMA could coordinate with the state NG or federal troops in the area to get vehicles to handle the conditions to reach the victims.

I don’t care if it had to be a Humvee , a Bradley or a Stryker.

Heck even an M1A1 if that is what it took.

Choppers, air drops…nada from all I read

Mostly writing press releases about how much they are helping: http://www.fema.gov/news/eventnews.fema?id=11049

From the bottom of their first press release on Kentucky:

FEMA leads and supports the nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards including natural disasters, acts of terrorism and man-made disasters.

But the risk-based is misleading: according to the quote from Ward in the main story, they are stopped by closed roads or icy conditions – ie: they will not take risks and don’t have the equipment to mitigate those risks. So much for preparedness.

Kentucky only has a total of about 4,600 National Guard – not enough to help much in a situation like this.

But I get your point, too.

True believer zealot who believes he’s been annointed to save the world will only redouble his efforts when the weight of evidence convincingly shift against him.

If he’s insincere and mercenary, that’s even worse.

But it is more believable.

WASHINGTON — The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first full day in the White House, President Obama was photographed in the Oval Office without his suit jacket. There was, however, a logical explanation: Mr. Obama, who hates the cold, had cranked up the thermostat.

“He’s from Hawaii, O.K.?” said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss. “He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.”

Nation Briefs
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Guard called out as Kentucky reels

MURRAY, Ky. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has called up all of his Army National Guard troops and some Air National Guard units to get the state back on its feet following a crippling ice storm.

The addition of 3,000 soldiers and airmen means a total of 4,600 Guardsmen have been pressed into service, the largest call-up in state history.

More than 400,000 people remain without power in Kentucky five days after the storm hit. Many others still lack electricity in other states from the Midwest into Appalachia.

The storm is suspected to have caused at least 42 deaths in several states. Authorities say it could be weeks before some areas get power back.

Highlights are mine.

Oh, and FEMA? Well, it’s only been five days. And it’s only 400,000 people. And, it’s not like it won’t be Spring pretty soon. And heck, 42 dead out of 400,000 is only 0.0105% casualties. And most of them were probably old so they didn’t have long to live, much to lose or much to contribute anyway. And they’ll still be voting for Democrats anyway so what the heck.

I wonder if some enterprising reporter will have the balls to ask TheOne™ about this obvious administrative failure at his next press conference? Heh.

And of course, Obama campaigned on changing all that…

If someone manages to point out that Bush gave the same excuse, they’ll just say he hasn’t had time to make the changes necessary.

Of course, that means he’s not much of a leader: When he says “jump,” FEMA should be asking, “how high?”

Instead, half the country is under ice and Barry sits in the oval office chain smoking Marlboros hoping he can pull off the Great Deception…

I’m only interested in one very revealing part of your post.
Last paragraph; “As for the Democrats”- — -”largely directed by Congress”- – - “both chambers held by Republicans”- – - “and the Administration {Bush}”
Very revealing and what happened to the Democratic Mayor and the Democratic Governor and the State Legislature, both at the time of the hurricane and the next 16 months? Abdication?