It wasn't enough that King George had to go overseas and destroy another country, fueled by greed and delusions of power. Now he is presiding over the destruction of lives of hundreds of thousands of people in his own country, who are victims of a tragedy maybe even greater than the hurricane itself: the absolute and complete incompetence of Presidential leadership and his unbelievable lack of urgency, compassion, and social conscience and sense of responsibility.
I think government at its best is there to serve and protect, especially in times of crises. By this measurement, ours has failed horribly. George Bush was not qualified to be elected the first time around, but the majority ruled. His first term demonstrated his wide-ranging inability. And yet he was returned to office, only to worsen every situation he (and our government) became involved in. And now this. And as I write I have to extend the criticism to the whole government, because when all was said and done, there was really little or no obstruction to his careening about on any issue. There is and was no accountability or personal reprecussion of his decisions/indecisions/actions/inactions.
As much as I dislike the man and all he stands for, I hoped a miracle would occur and he would rise to the occasion. This event was his chance for greatness. Of course he was and is incapable of rising to the challenge: for this alone he should be removed from office, along with all his cronies. How, HOW can any of us think that there is any hope of a logical, concentrated and effective effort for recovery waiting for the people and the Gulf area in the immediate and long distance future? And how much longer can our country flounder under the lack of leadership, direction, compassion and competence?
I believe this: as we, the nation, work our way through this and figure out a way to help all our neighbors in the Katrina area, it will be done IN SPITE OF our government and leaders. Yes, we will have to do it ourselves. And we can. We have no choice.
If you haven't made your donations yet, or you can make another one, here are links:
The American Red Cross
The Humane Society Disaster Rescue
To the people in the Gulf: we see the pictures. The regular people in the US and worldwide hear you. And we care. Help is on the way, in every way we can get it to you. Be strong. You won't be abandoned, not by us.
11:48:09 AM 
|
|
