There is something that is really frustrating me. Just like there will never be a universally agreed upon church, we will never fully agree on how to handle things; let alone run the country. This is not a political issue. This is more of a social issue. What frustrates and saddens me is the way this hurricane is tearing apart this country. Yes, the devastation was terrible. The looting despicable. I think the worst of it is the political games we play with it. Maybe President Bush should have reacted differently. Maybe not. Maybe FEMA could have been more responsive. Maybe not. Maybe Mayor Nagin or Governor Blanco could have been more pro-active. Maybe not. Do any of these accusations bring the dead and lost back? Does it save those that are still missing or stranded? Does any of this help the displaced that are in shelters like the Superdome, Astrodome or anywhere else get home...or bring back their ravaged homes for that matter? People are still stranded and dying and we bicker about who's fault this is. At least we can count on Jesse Jackson to point out that we should not be using the word “refugee” because it has derogatory racial meanings. Thank you mister Jackson! How many people did that help? For your information Jesse: if I'm stranded in an attic or on a rooftop for a week plus, I don't care what you or the media call me, just help me get out!! I truly believe that if things could have been done more efficiently, the strategy for the future should change. If things were messed up, people should be held accountable. Is now the time and place? Should we be dragging them through the mud now? Let's get the people safe RIGHT NOW. Let's get them the medical attention they need RIGHT NOW. We can settle up later. I know this strife isn't anything new to this country. I know it's intensified because of the media coverage of the hurricane. We have put this under the microscope to analyze. There is always the left and the right. The conservative and the liberal. The Republican and the Democrat. That won't change, either. Why can't we work as ONE when our country needs us so badly? Do we hate each other so badly that we can't work side by side to help out our fellow country-men? If so, we have arrived at a very sorry state. Woe unto us and God help us. I understand that much stress comes with disasters like this. Nobody wants to take blame for something of this magnitude. When we attack each other like this, we are no better than the looters. We are no better than those raping, murdering and pillaging in such a time of need as this. Those looting are looting for their own selfish gain. When our leaders attack each other, they do so to try to gain something. Gain popularity in the polls. Gain a reputation. Gain some sort of an edge over their opponent (enemy?). To those that are pointing fingers when we should be rolling up our sleeves and taking our turn manning the pump to drain the city, please step aside and sit down and let the rest work. To Mrs. Clinton, please sit down. To Howard Dean, please sit down. To Kanye West, please sit down. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, SIT! Rodney King said it best when he tearfully said “Can't we all just get along?”
God Bless!
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