Thursday, September 08, 2005
The Katrina Blame Game
Does anyone else think we (the poltically active, pundits, politicians, etc) have gotten to bitterly partisan? There is a national tragedy going on in New Orleans and it becomes who screwed things up. It was the Governors fault, no it was the mayors, no it was the Presidents. I have a better idea, It was an act of God not an act of malice. The poor werent targeted. African Americans werent targeted. Cant we all just take a moment to mourn, heal and try to rebuild?
Does anyone else think we (the poltically active, pundits, politicians, etc) have gotten to bitterly partisan? There is a national tragedy going on in New Orleans and it becomes who screwed things up. It was the Governors fault, no it was the mayors, no it was the Presidents. I have a better idea, It was an act of God not an act of malice. The poor werent targeted. African Americans werent targeted. Cant we all just take a moment to mourn, heal and try to rebuild?
# posted by UCScottB4U @ 5:14 PM 
Comments:
From Charkes Krauthammer in the Washington Post, Friday, September 9, 2005; Page A25:
"In less enlightened times there was no catastrophe independent of human agency. When the plague or some other natural disaster struck, witches were burned, Jews were massacred and all felt better (except the witches and Jews).
A few centuries later, our progressive thinkers have progressed not an inch. No fall of a sparrow on this planet is not attributed to sin and human perfidy. The three current favorites are: (1) global warming, (2) the war in Iraq and (3) tax cuts. Katrina hits and the unholy trinity is immediately invoked to damn sinner-in-chief George W. Bush.
This kind of stupidity merits no attention whatsoever, but I'll give it a paragraph...."
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Well Said.
Post a Comment"In less enlightened times there was no catastrophe independent of human agency. When the plague or some other natural disaster struck, witches were burned, Jews were massacred and all felt better (except the witches and Jews).
A few centuries later, our progressive thinkers have progressed not an inch. No fall of a sparrow on this planet is not attributed to sin and human perfidy. The three current favorites are: (1) global warming, (2) the war in Iraq and (3) tax cuts. Katrina hits and the unholy trinity is immediately invoked to damn sinner-in-chief George W. Bush.
This kind of stupidity merits no attention whatsoever, but I'll give it a paragraph...."
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Well Said.
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: 9/09/2005 9:57 AM
: 9/09/2005 9:57 AM
