Business of Life

Passing Judgment

Katrina has devastated an area roughly the size of Great Britain.  Federal disaster declarations cover 90,000 square miles (234,000 square kilometers)

Varifrank points out some things to keep in mind. 

Katrina has devastated an area roughly the size of Great Britain.  Federal disaster declarations cover 90,000 square miles (234,000 square kilometers)

Too many on the left are blaming the President, the people who voted for Bush and the "bible-thumpers".    Too many on the right are blaming the Governor, the Mayor and some "Christians" are blaming the gays and Mardi Gras.  And the effect of the blame-throwing and partisanship is deeply corrosive on our society and country as a whole.

We all sit miles away from the disaster ready to pass judgment, but can any of us have any idea what it must be like to be a low paid civil servant reporting to work, knowing that your house is underwater and your family is missing and there’s 100,000 angry, wet and hungry people staring at you for answers?

The forces of nature can have the impact of an atom bomb and we are not in control of nature despite all our technological achievements.  Katrina  is possibly the greatest natural disaster in our history.

All we can do now is help each other and support all those in the area, public officials and private citizens, doing all they can. 

And learn every lesson we can from this horrific tragedy.

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