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September 20, 2005 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Katrina: A Rorschach Test (Send in the Clowns)
- By R.A. Hawkins
As I sat in the dim light of my oil lamps and ate many of the items I put away for just such a time I listened on the solar powered radio to the many ignorant polemics as they tried to re-stake their claims in the devastation. I already knew that many of them and those they represent are no better than a lawyer in a cheap suit chasing ambulances. Quite sadly there is a rational lesson here that too many people will miss because of the clowns and all of the noise they make.
Bush had the good sense to call the area a disaster before it became one. He did this so that FEMA could get moving and be in place. When he did that last year in Florida the liberals said it was because his brother was the governor. This time they said he didn’t do it fast enough and they added a number of other typical complaints. At first it was believed that Florida and Alabama were to take the brunt of the storm so FEMA took position in preparation for that. When the storm shifted and hit New Orleans they also had to shift the focus of their preparations. All things considered I think they did a pretty good job…………..
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