Sadly, I believe that this was used to both parties for partisan warfare and when Bush saw that his poll numbers had hit bottom and that FEMA and he were taking the most heat he had to do this to try to raise his poll numbers.
As stated in a previous post, once my passion and disbelief have subsided and I can think rationally about the situation, noone (not a mayor, not a governor, not a president) are truly to blame over the storm and the help. Maybe some blame can be put on FEMA.
However, the partisan political warfare that ensued is flatout disgusting and should make each of us feel horrendous and want better.
Perhaps, Bush will be non partisan and work with everyone to make sure the effort is truly for the best interest of EVERYONE and not just 1 party, or blame the other party for inefficiencies that EVERYONE in government had. Or perhaps, he'll maintain the partisan warfare and try to keep this all partisan. In which case I hope the governor and mayor can be more adult and just work to rebuild and not bring politics into any of it.
However, no matter which road Bush takes, I have a feeling the talking heads, the Fox news', the Drudge's and so on will continue the partisan warfare and take sides of whatever Bush says.
Pathetic our country is so divided and what is worse is our media, and people who know better keep the fires alive, feasting on people's passions, compassions, fears, and so on to fuel their own purposes and agendas.
When will we realize both sides truly want what is best for the country, and somewhere between philosophies is the answer. That neither side is all right nor all wrong. And this tragedy is no, not never the place to use to divide us further. It should be used to bring us all closer together, to unite.... instead everyone from the President, Governor, Mayor, media and ourselves have used this tragedy to divide us further.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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