so many frustrations

one of the most conservative newspapers in the country, the new hampshire union leader, printed a commentary denouncing president bush's actions or lack thereof in the aftermath of hurricane katrina:

"a better leader would have flown straight to the disaster zone and announced the immediate mobilization of every available resource to rescue the stranded, find and bury the dead, and keep the survivors fed, clothed, sheltered and free of disease.

the cool, confident, intuitive leadership bush exhibited in his first term, particularly in the months immediately following sept. 11, 2001, has vanished. in its place is a diffident detachment unsuitable for the leader of a nation facing war, natural disaster and economic uncertainty."

okay, so he didn't act in accordance with how a strong, confident leader is expected to react to a domestic national disaster. but maybe that is because he doesn't actually have those skills like so many of our previous presidents. maybe he did a better job hiding his uncertainty on and shortly after sept. 11th because there wasn't such confusion, chaos, and disorder. the nyfd, nypd, and national guardsmen were on the scene, dealing with a tragic, but limited situation. thousands of people were not starving, dehydrated, in need of medical supplies, unprotected from crime, and on the verge of death. then, it was easier for bush to fly to the scene, read a speech written by someone else, and fly back to the white house to "get briefed on national security issues" because we were at war.

my point with this is that the problem isn't necessarily the man who is in power, but the people who put him in power and the political system that has been manipulated to keep him there. its a sad system when the presidential election can virtually be predicted by who raised and spent the most campaign money. clinton is the closest thing we have had in how long (?) of a president who came from some sort of poverty in life to reach the highest office in the country. then there was gerald ford and i honestly don't know anything about carter's history. but since 1980, there was the gipper, the owner of a texas oil company, clinton (whose success i credit to his amazing oratory skills), and now baby bush x 2. just a thought about how the common man who actually has the talent, intelligence, and strength to stand in front of our country and say, "shit, this sucks. but we have a system in place to get you fuckers out of there as long as you stop shooting at us and let us actually help you." no, instead we have someone who says, with a smirk, "everything will get worked out." erg and double erg.


"no i won't cry on the outside, anymore."

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