Kovixen

I have been watching the tv nonstop since I got back from RI, and I haven't really been sure about my opinion on the whole situation. Yes, this is obviously a catastrophe, a tragedy, and it's all just disgusting. Yes, it shouldn't have happened, but did. And yes, I'm one of many who think there is at least partial blame in the government. It really seems to me that this was ignored by them for days, and that is so scary. I really wonder if the silence was because of where the storm hit. If Boston or NYC was dealing with such a situation, would it have been ignored? I really think not. It seems to me that a big part of this is because this happened in the south, in an area that has tons and tons of poor people, most of whom are black. I know writing this is super controversial right now, especially because so many of the Bush lovers think that this shouldn't be turned into a political situation right now. But how can it not be? The rest of the country that isn't taking in the refugees or directly affected by the storm are sitting here helpless. We can give money, and we can watch on tv. What can we do besides sit here and wonder what the hell is going on?

One thing that I really hope changes because of this tragedy is the minds of those people who refuse to think for themselves and consider a person for office for any other reason besides abortion. Abortion is still occurring all the time, Bush didn't change that. And yet, because we have such idiots "running" this country, hundreds, perhaps thousands, have died and will die because they took money away from places that needed it. I hope people realize that more lives would have been saved by voting or by voting for someone who would have not allowed this.

I also hope that people who voted for Bush because they have money and think that's a good enough reason not to think decide to start using their brains. I know tons of people who think that Republicans are great no matter what, they just are. Most of these people make way more money than we do. Voting Republican because of capital gains or some other silly reason is so greedy and conceited. There are other people out here, you should be voting for people who want to protect our ENTIRE country. There are tons of people out there who don't make $100,000 a year, in fact there are tons that make under $20,000. Why do we want to make their lives worse? I know I'm attacking Republicans here, but I think there actually are tons of great ones out there. Unfortunately, they aren't being elected as much as they should be. And maybe the Democrats couldn't do better, but they would have at least tried better, not eaten cake while people were dying.

Sorry I'm ranting. Maybe it's being a little more emotional than usual because of the pregnancy. But this sucks, I'm disgusted, and I can't believe that I'm bringing a child into a country that doesn't care about or even consider the lives of its people. I also wish the community would do something, like get collections of nonperishables together to send down.

Update
I love Tony Pierce. Read what he is writing, he is a genius.

Also, this is a great quote from Bush. Gotta love him. Wish I was sitting there too.

We've got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we're going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we're going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is – and it's hard for some to see it now – that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house – he's lost his entire house – there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.)

Update #2
OMG who was that who just said "Bush doesn't care about black people" on the NBC telethon? Talk about an uncomfortable moment.

Update #3
If you are interested, here's a link to the clip of Kanye West.