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Originally Posted by jsarno
This is why I thought this would be a bush bashing thread. If you really think he has done nothing right, you're not looking, or prefer just to focus on the negative. I have mentioned several things that he has done well, you could have regurgitated one of them.
PS- 9/11 everyone thought he handled very well, the war was a decision that Dems decided to go to, the economy is in GREAT shape (yes gas prices suck but not really his fault) and Katrina was the fault of thoughless morons that couldn't lift a finger to get themselves out of the way. I think he has given too much to rescue the idiots that didn't want to leave. All those morons on their roof bitching about being rescued should have been left. No one, and I mean no one can convince me that they didn't have time. I was sitting here watching it on tv, and as soon as it passed Florida the projected path was right into New Orleans. Even if you waited just to be sure, 2 days before hand they KNEW it was coming. If 48 hours isn't enough for you to realize that you live 10+ feet BELOW sea level and need to evacuate, then you're a dee, dee, dee and I'm not concerned about your safety. I'm not going to be concerned about you if you choose not to be concerned about youself.
Why would Bush send people in early when it was dangerous? Why put others in danger for the stupidities of others? And what the "armed bandits" making life difficult...shooting helpers? Bush did the right thing by waiting, and has done too much to date. I know that is not the politically correct thing to say, and it's not the dems view, but I am not going to apologize for it. Where was all that help when Charlie hit Punta Gorda / Fort Myers? Where was all that help when Andrew hit? The problem there is the people in New Orleans have a poor me attitude and since they are "poor" they feel they should be heard and lay there until someone helps. The people in Florida are deemed as "having money" so they take care of themselves. But fact is, Punta Gorda was full of trailer parks too. Just goes to show you that Florida is full of republicans (Lee county is 80% republicans) and New Orleans is full of Democrats. DO you think it is a coincidence? I don't. Republicans are taught to fend for themselves while Dems have been taught if they can't take care of themselves (or don't want to) then someone will do it for them. Of course that doesn't apply to EVERY person, but it applies as an in general statement.
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Why do you constantly say these people didn't want to leave New Orleans, and furthermore insist that they're stupid? I'm of the opinion, it was that same indifferent attitude that caused the entire response or lack thereof to be handled so poorly. Exactly what were they supposed to do, gas up the SUV, load it up with Avian, and check into the nearest motel? No, it wasn't that simple. We failed, plain and simple. And I've got news for you, that's not Left wing rhetoric attacking Bush - that's reality.
You defend Bush and his handling of Katrina, yet as we approach the two year anniversary of Katrina, many of the wards are still desolate, many of the residents are still displaced and New Orleans, by and large, remains a shell of its former self. You say that Bush should not put people in harms way, yet he didn't drag his feet awarding no-bid contracts to a handful of contractors, one of which is Halliburton; It's indefensible.
And what is this Republicans are taught this and Dems are taught that? Are you serious? I thought this was the United States of America. When I pleage alligence to the flag (before they took it out of school, that is) it was to the United States of America; Not to the GOP or to the Democrats. What, in the blue states they teach from different texbooks than the ones in the red states? In the blue states they have different family values than they do in the red states? We've been so conditioned to separate ourselves in red states and blue states that when someone says I'm a Republican or a Democrat we assume certain things about their political views, social values, and , perhaps, their work ethic. For instance, we assume Republicans are more conservative in their religous views than Democrats, yet it was Jimmy Carter who was the first to introduce the language of evangelical Christianity into modern national politics, but the Republicans were better positioned to mobilize the vote.
My point is, these generalizations (like your reference about Lee county v. New Orleans), if we're not careful, could border along the lines of racial attitudes and tendencies and further divide us. Don't you see this is the very mindset that is driving a wedge between us?