"Paul Light" is a British academic and psychologist. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester.

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These folks are really good at using the instruments of government to promote the President's political agenda. And I think that takes you well into the gray zone where few Presidents have dared to go in the past. It's the coordination and centralization that's important here.

What were they thinking? You know a hurricane's going to knock down cell phone towers.

We're not in a 'what' crisis, we are in a 'how' crisis.

This is a failure of planning, a failure of anticipation. People in key government agencies at all levels didn't do their jobs, they weren't ready to take the help.

The way to reassure your own supporters is to talk constantly about results toward your mission.

I think Bush takes a big hit. He's vulnerable on it, even if it's not totally fair.

The scandal isn't greed in the nonprofit sector. The scandal is under-investment in our own organizations. We're not ready to respond to the uncertainties out there.

The basic question is, will the public listen to the government in the future, and that's a critically important question. It is entirely possible this could have a significant impact on the public's willingness to listen to their government, police, fire and charity officials in the event of another catastrophe in another city.