They are using Katrina to take political potshots at President Bush, lumping all of the blame into his lap; as if we must all assign blame right here and now, while there are rescue and relief operations still going on. And each time I hear a sound bite from one of them, I wonder how they ever came to the delusional realization that they actually know what they are talking about.
The simple truth is, the facts are not all known at this time. It will be a long time before we can actually sit down and evaluate, what happened and what did not happen. And believe you me, we should. But right now our focus must be on spending time, energy, and resources on higher priority objectives. Taking shots at a vulnerable time is just one more piece of evidence that they care very little for the well being of the nation, as a whole.
As I said, it is too early to draw any definitive conclusions. But if I were forced to, I would say it isn't looking good for those that initially turned the focus toward the federal government, as a means of deflecting responsibility from their own shortcomings and deficiencies. Even the MSM has tried to deflect the blame toward the Feds. On Monday, Drudge reported that the Times-Picayune ran a story back in July, telling the people of NOLA, they would be on their own if something of this magnitude were to ever occur:
....the TIMES-PICAYUNE published a story on July 24, 2005 stating: City, state and federal emergency officials are preparing to give a historically blunt message: "In the event of a major hurricane, you're on your own."
Staff writer Bruce Nolan reported some 7 weeks before Katrina: "In scripted appearances being recorded now, officials such as Mayor Ray Nagin, local Red Cross Executive Director Kay Wilkins and City Council President Oliver Thomas drive home the word that the city does not have the resources to move out of harm's way an estimated 134,000 people without transportation."
"In the video, made by the anti-poverty agency Total Community Action, they urge those people to make arrangements now by finding their own ways to leave the city in the event of an evacuation.
"You're responsible for your safety, and you should be responsible for the person next to you," Wilkins said in an interview. "If you have some room to get that person out of town, the Red Cross will have a space for that person outside the area. We can help you."
This was talked about and talked about, hashed and re-hashed, many many times over, prior to Katrina. But as soon as the realities of all of the predictions have come to pass, blame was immediately assigned. They did it for no other reason than to tear down the morale of a grieving nation, even further than it already is. How utterly pathetic, are they?
Now they have their sights set on have the head of the FEMA director on a silver platter. They can't get to the President, so they will settle for anyone in his administration. How pathetic is that?
But the real clincher is last night on my way home from work, I heard that someone (not sure who, as I came in on the story late) was criticizing officials for moving helicopters and other vehicles that could be used in emergency rescue services out of the path of the storm. And they did it, because they did not care about the people in New Orleans, because most of them are black. Once again, how pathetic is that?
Common sense should dictate that to preserve things that will be needed to save lives after the fact, they need to be moved, to where they cannot and will not be damaged. Maybe the Hollywood elite should stick to what they know (which appears to be very little) like what their motivation is, in the damned scenes they are scheduled to shoot tomorrow; instead of trying to impress their friends, with what they do not know and likely never will.
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