OK, I can't help but surely be one of the millions ranting about the situation down on the Gulf Coast. Bad enough that nobody had the foresight, 3 days before the storm hit land, to MAYBE move in a few thousand troops, at least to the nearby area? OR, move them all the day of, when we all knew for sure WHERE the storm would land..that's BAD enough (stupid idiots) but then, take FOREVER to get in there and help people ?  Bad enough that it's coming to light that scientists, local leaders and reporters have been saying for years that this was bound to happen and begging for money to upgrade infastructure..but NO  Bush ixnayed it...that's all bad enough....what a disaster...but, it gets worse.

 

I saw Bush, finally, down on the ground in the disaster area, first at a military base, then later in a disaster zone.

At the military base, in the background you could see rows of troops standing at attention and a hangar full of helicopters, all this in the background as the president had a photo-op / debriefing.  As a spectator, I was wondering to myself, if the situation out there is so dire...why are all those troops and equipment just sitting idle in the background???  For looks? atmosphere? ...how lame..stupid..

 

 

THEN..it gets better...Bush is out walking the streets, meeting victims etc.. Looks and sounds like a ton of media around him, as he gloatingly strolls around embracing his citizens, while freshly shaven and showered himself. Here, again, I'm thinking, ....so he knows he's going to meet victims..why not bring along an extra bottle or 2 of water, or food? Let someone borrow his phone to call a loved one?  or something?  sorry...no room for that, we must bring along our camera crews, reporters and the like, so Bush looks good. People are pleading with him..'we have nothing, no food, no clothes"  "It's OK honey", he says, as he placatingly put his arm around the woman, "we'll get you something'  yeah right..why didn't you think of that before and hand out a few supplies while viewing the damage?? WOuldn't THAT make a better photo-opp...Bush actually HELPING victims instead of news-conferencing about them....what a LAME-ASS/DUCK president, same could be said for all the media crews that are goin' in there..but then we don't see everything, just what the media want us to see.....but, . Bloody hell, I hope the AMericans get a clue now...one can only hope.....

How'd they get to be the most powerful nation in the world with leadership and policies like this?? I just don't understand........

 

Glad to be living in Canada, but I'd be fooling myself, if I thoughtthings would be better here, if some such disaster struck here...(we'd probably have same slow federal response, local resources can't handle scope of disaster, looting, panic, lawlessness, violence, just maybe not the guns......).

 

I learned a couple things;   

We should have emergency supplies handy ( a week of water & food, maybe first aid kit) and a plan. We do live in a quake zone after all.

The other thing I learned is, whatever 'they' say, don't head to a convention centre or stadium for shelter. Just count on yourself and head for the hills. Don't expect anyone to come rescue you, or help from the federal, provincial,or  local authorities....just head for the hills...good thing we have lots of them here

 

My personal opinion?????

I think George needs a better screenwriter.

Or maybe a better director.....can't decide.

 

Had to add a photo of Bush 'consoling' a victim..what a joke..how stupid does he think his country's citizens are?