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After Hurricane Katrina carpet-bombed the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Wal-Mart swooped in, replaced one or two of its damaged stores with a big tent, and was already selling the things people needed while FEMA was still trying to sort things out. It's a matter of public record, as Congressman Gene Taylor mentioned this during the Katrina/FEMA-related Congressional hearings. Unfortunately, he held it up as more of an embarrassment for FEMA than a feather in Wal-Mart's cap, i.e., it was simply unacceptable that private enterprise one-upped a government agency.
By Shawn

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