It's Your Fault...

FEMA Director Michael Brown was quoted recently that the victims of the hurricane bear some responsibility for their current situation. Ever try being poor and uneducated in New Orleans? Me neither.

Meanwhile, I laugh at writer Tim Naftali's new title for the Department of Homeland Security. Do you really feel secure after seeing the terrible response from our government?

Mayor Ray Nagin said it best, "They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying"

Truth & Spin...

It is still amazing to me that some people are not angry at a government that is out of touch with reality. Are they actually this disorganized? If I was a terrorist then the total failure of our government to help our citizens would show how successful any future attack will be.

We KNEW the hurricane was coming and KNEW that New Orleans could flood. A future "dirty bomb" attack won't have any warning.

Vacation is Over...

I had a conversation with a good friend this evening. She supports the President and believes that he is doing a terrific job. When I asked her about the total failure to prepare, lack of communication, lack of National Guard, and lack of attention from the administration in the vital first few days her honest answer was, "he was probably busy at the time with other things..."

A more sarcastic reply would include: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted.

Also, any idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with?

Put the Puzzle Pieces Together...

The National Guard's scramble to bring aid and order to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast is hamstrung by the fact that units across the country have, on average, half their usual amount of equipment. The National Guard Bureau estimates that its nationwide equipment availability rate is 35 percent, about half the normal level, according to Pentagon statistics.

"...in Louisiana and Mississippi, the states hit hardest by the hurricane, up to 40 percent of their National Guard troops are on active duty in Iraq." This is the Gulf Between Rhetoric and Reality.

Shopping is Good...

The contrast is incredible. The destruction and carnage we've seen on television compared to the simple descriptions from our elected leaders that "everything that can be done is being done." That's not good enough.

We can send a man to the moon, but we can't get food and water to New Orleans. There is no excuse for this total failure of leadership. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is off shopping in NYC and Vice-President Dick Cheney is still on vacation making plans on how to organize future fundraisers.

Photos from the Sky...

Thanks to our friends at Globalsecurity.org we now have satellite imagery of the before and after effects of Katrina in New Orleans.

A True US Patriot...

A True US Patriot realizes if the rights of one are violated, the rights of all are at risk. A True US Patriot believes that the rights of corporations should not equal or exceed the rights of any individual.

“You can support the troops but not the president” - Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)
Supporting Our Troops.

You are An American... You are Not An American...

Poll Ratings...

When it rains, it pours. Not only has it been raining on thousands of Americans in the south, but the poll ratings of our president continue to drop. Questions continue to be asked and new jokes continue to be written - some more creative than most.

Stem Cell Research...

U.S. Army Specialist Tomas Young has the best reason I can imagine to ask President Bush to allow for future stem cell research.

Finally, Common Sense...

The Detroit News has finally printed something that makes sense, of course, it's an editorial but that's fine with me: Saving historic structures takes more than talking
Buying Detroit property is best way to preserve buildings

My Name is Marion...

Did you know that Pat Robertson's real first name is Marion? Unusual, but not as wierd as some of his crazy quotes from the past. Better yet, take the quiz to determine which quotes were from Robertson, Falwell, or Bin Ladin.