Three Thoughts on Katrina

1. Columbia Christians for Life claims that God's purpose in Katrina was the destruction of five abortion clinics in New Orleans. Radical Rabbis in Isreal were claiming that Katrina was God's punishment for Jews being removed from Gaza. Are these people serious? I can go along with humankind bearing some responsibility because of the greenhouse effect we are letting polute our world, but to claim that we are morally responsible for nature through some human fault or shortcoming is a bit much. What happens from here, how we respond, that is our responsiblity, but this is poppycock of the worst sort and unfortunately gives all religons a black eye.

2. Brownie has to go. It's pretty apparent that political connections were more important that anything else in staffing FEMA. The three top officials together have NO disaster management experience but plenty of Republican fund raising experience. This is a disgrace and Bush and Brownie need to accept responsiblity.

3. The Federal Government has just decided to kick in $50 billion to rebuild and repair the Gulf Coast. Divided by 500,000 displaced evacuees that comes out to $100,000 per person. So far a small percentage of folks have gotten $2000 cards. True, there are a lot of repairs that need to be done, but I'm figuring that Bush's friends end up pocketing 80 percent of the total.

It's all just pretty, sick, isn't it?