[BC] EAS

[Scott Cason]

>> Katrina's anger may finally spur Congress to reform the Emergency Alert
System.  And Senate Bill 1753 is getting bipartisan support - to spend as
much as
$250 million to explore ways to improve disaster communications.
Broadcasters have complained about the holes in EAS from the beginning.

How much more money are the gonna throw down this black hole?  The friggin'
Weather Channel was telling people a week before the storm hit that it was
coming and it was gonna be big.  How much more time to you need?  EAS would
have been worthless for this kind of disaster.  It is much more suited to
spot weather events like tornados, flash flooding and evac notices.  Sheese.
How about spending that $250 mil on rebuilding New Orleans instead?

Scott Cason
LaGrange Communications, LLC
502-213-0024
www.lagrange-com.com