[TerryBPP]

Originally posted by MichiganMat
I think a lot of the frustration is with the response. I mean, if this were a terrorist attack (one without 2 days warning), we would be _majorly_ screwed right now. With that in mind, even with the 2 days of warning, the response has been completely anemic:

Condi was off buying shoes
Bush showed up for work 2 days after the attack
The National Guard was non-existent
FEMA still doesn't know which way is up, much less what the people need
And the people of NO, no matter what their race or income, are dying, starving, living like animals, and cannot escape

A lot of tax money was paid out over the course of the last 4 years in the name of homeland security to prepare for unannounced terrorist attacks. This act of God was announced in advance. Is it too much to ask of the people in charge to start mobilizing the rescue efforts when they've been told of a coming catastrophe? What have we been paying for all this time?

How about people helping themselves instead of blaming the government? Join together as a group and create solutions to problems. Instead of panicing and capitalizing on hard times.