Fema to Myanmar: Been There, Failed to do That

In the wake of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar, Fema officials felt somewhat vindicated by the abysmal disaster response of the Junta.

“See, we’re not the only ones who take days or weeks to get supplies to storm victims,” Michael Chertoff said.  “This is hard stuff, so I know what Myanmar is going through.”

With death tolls mounting and the Myanmar government stealing aid meant for the people in need, many people at FEMA were feeling pretty good about themselves.  There was a smug sense of “at least we didn’t do that bad with Katrina” around the FEMA offices Monday.

New Orleans resident Claire Green said, “I feel so bad for those people.  There’s still debris in my old neighborhood and my old house is about rotten to the ground, but this trailer isn’t so bad.”  Green then went on to cough for several minutes before having to go outside for some relatively fresh air.

Yangon resident, Ye Aung said, “I’m just glad we have such low expectations in the first place.  That said, you’d think a military government could do better than FEMA did with Katrina.”  Aung then went back to clearing sewage from the remains of his fishing boat.