What The HELL is Going On?!

The City of New Orleans is 80% underwater.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, dead.

Desperate survivors are seeking any possible means to get to safety, many resorting to violence.

And where is our government?

Here we are, almost four years to the day after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, and it seems that our federal disaster responders are apparently no better prepared to handle this tragedy than they were four years ago.

An Aside: A co-worker of mine got the call the day before yesterday. He is an Army reservist, and they basically told him to grab his boots and report to base. He's already gone south, and will be gone six months to a year. I shudder to think that this man, after being deployed twice since September 11th, could once again meet a tragic fate right here at home.

The President spent two extra days on vacation after this crisis happened. Two days in which he posed for photos (see below), gave speeches about Iraq and Social Security, and otherwise generally ignored what is arguably the worst natural disaster in this country's history. Then, he allowed press photographers to snap pictures of him gazing somberly out the window of his plane as it flew low over the devastation. I've seen the pictures. He looks utterly lost and helpless.

I've seen that same look before. It was on his face as he sat in an elementary school class four years - 9 days ago, after being informed that America was under attack. It would seem that, just like on that sad day, he has NO idea what to do next.

I just can't help but wonder: Where is the savvy team of political handlers that got this worthless piece of shit elected, not once, but twice? Where are the people that convinced a tiny majority of this country's population that George W. Bush was a better choice for President than his oppponent?

It would seem that the skills necessary to get someone elected are not necessarily the same skills necessary to run a country effectively in a crisis. We learned that lesson four years ago. Now, sadly, we are learning it yet again. Too bad it's too late to do anything about it.