Cape Karen
They are still waiting. Surrounded by filth and the dead bodies of their neighbors and friends floating in the water, sweltering in the hot sun and terrified in the dark nights; waterless, foodless, they wait. Where are the ships? Where are the planes? Where is the Homeland Security relief effort?
The scariest thing about watching thousands of our fellow Americans waiting for emergency help, is that it is showing us all how very unprepared our government is to quickly respond to a disaster. Not a pretty thought in this age of mega-storms and terrorist attacks.
What is the problem? Could it be that the men in suits are spending so much time discussing what to do, and planning for the rescue, that they are wasting time that could better be spent just doing it?
I can't help but recall President Bush, sitting in a classroom with the children after the twin towers were attacked, and just continuing to read the book after he was told. He didn't want to panick anyone.
His rhetoric of "...all will be fine, we will succeed, blah, blah, blah" is making me nauseous. We won't be fine and there will be no success in these devastated areas. They weren't going to "succeed" before Katrina, and now they are becoming more and more desperate as our Commander in Chief "tours" the ravaged areas in his $500 suit and tie.
For gawd's sake DO SOMETHING!
Posted by Karen at September 1, 2005 11:07 AM