RE: The power of private charity

"...private charity is free from much of the bureaucracy that slows the government. FEMA and other federal programs have to wade through a sea of red tape before they can actually wade into New Orleans. They are hampered by reams of rules and regulations. It’s simply the nature of the bureaucratic beast. Luckily, charities are not so encumbered."

AMEN... That was very well said by Ms. Ham.