"They made a much bigger deal out of it, bigger than it needed to be," 31-year-old security worker Gabriel Knight said in New Orleans' nearly empty French Quarter. "I was here with Katrina. That was a nightmare. This was nothing."
Here is the problem with America!!! We want it all. A very smart decision was made to order mandatory evacuations from New Orleans and this guy is whining about it. Since you never know, what Mother Nature is going to throw at you it is paramount to do the smart thing.
From the people I have talked with at FEMA and watching the TV coverage, the local government did a much better job than with Katrina. What the media failed to emphasize was the lack of a plan at the state and local level. That is where the rubber meets the road during times of natural disasters. FEMA and the Federal government made plenty of mistakes; however, that ultimate responsibility lies at the lower levels.
Let us say a word of Thanks that there has not been more devastation due to Gustav. Let’s also keep in mind that you can’t prove a negative. If more people had not evacuated what would have happened? It is why you buy insurance. Just something to think about.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Quick Comments on the Acceptance Speech
First of all, I have to say that I truly did enjoy the delivery of the speech last night. Senator Obama did use his oratory skills to the highest order last night. The delivery kept me on the edge of my seat and I found myself engrossed in his words. But did I believe them? No!!
I found it odd that he talked about all the work he had done in the Windy City. Isn’t Chicago run by the Daley Dynasty? This bastion of liberal thought should not need any assistance from a community organizer and state senator. The programs of the Daley Dynasty should have fixed all the problems that the citizens of Chicago have. Shouldn’t these liberal policies have allowed everyone to pull themselves out of poverty, received at least a BA degree, and all have six figure jobs? I guess not!!!
Senator Obama (as well as Senator Biden) talked repeated how they pulled themselves up and out of the situations they were in with the assistance of their parents and hard work. That is the American way, but other than a mention about school loans and grants, there was not a mention of the government doing it for them. Does that mean that these senators are better than the average person? If so, then that would fall into the elitist category.
The final issue of the post will be the attacks on McCain in the speech. Senator Obama has repeated been unhappy about some of the ads placed by the McCain campaign and say that he will be limit his negative attacks. In my opinion, he stirred the pot quite a bit last night with his attacks. I wanted to hear more about what he wanted to do to help the average American and not who bad McCain is. I do hope that Senator McCain’s speech is not a direct attack on Senator Obama and more how he is better for America.
I found it odd that he talked about all the work he had done in the Windy City. Isn’t Chicago run by the Daley Dynasty? This bastion of liberal thought should not need any assistance from a community organizer and state senator. The programs of the Daley Dynasty should have fixed all the problems that the citizens of Chicago have. Shouldn’t these liberal policies have allowed everyone to pull themselves out of poverty, received at least a BA degree, and all have six figure jobs? I guess not!!!
Senator Obama (as well as Senator Biden) talked repeated how they pulled themselves up and out of the situations they were in with the assistance of their parents and hard work. That is the American way, but other than a mention about school loans and grants, there was not a mention of the government doing it for them. Does that mean that these senators are better than the average person? If so, then that would fall into the elitist category.
The final issue of the post will be the attacks on McCain in the speech. Senator Obama has repeated been unhappy about some of the ads placed by the McCain campaign and say that he will be limit his negative attacks. In my opinion, he stirred the pot quite a bit last night with his attacks. I wanted to hear more about what he wanted to do to help the average American and not who bad McCain is. I do hope that Senator McCain’s speech is not a direct attack on Senator Obama and more how he is better for America.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Awaiting the Acceptance Speech
As we prepare tonight for the acceptance speech by Barack Obama I wonder how it will be received. There are so many things about this man that are both unknown and to a lot of us not liked. I will grant that he is very good public speaker and he has the charisma that is necessary to rally his supporters. However, that’s about all in my opinion. I hope that we actually learn something about him.
John McCain put out an ad today that was very professional and made even my democratic strategist neighbor comment on what a good message he put out. He offered a “job well done” to his opponent accepting the Democratic nomination on 45 years to the day after the “I have a dream” speech.
John McCain put out an ad today that was very professional and made even my democratic strategist neighbor comment on what a good message he put out. He offered a “job well done” to his opponent accepting the Democratic nomination on 45 years to the day after the “I have a dream” speech.
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