Today's news has not helped my sense of this country. Barbara Bush chuckles that poor people are better off and Republicans are pushing for more tax cuts. I am not surprised, mind you. Republican shock that Bush and his family are callous to the poor bothers me. Everything they have done in office has been to help their own class--why are we surprised that they are callous? Or is the surprise that they actually said it? Not that they felt it and believe it, but that it was aloud?
So, let me tell you my fears. My fear is that people will continue to say that we can' t criticize the President--"that there is plenty of time for that." Meanwhile Bush (who has already said he will oversee an investigation into the response--I am pretty sure he won't find himself to blame) will undoubtedly fire the FEMA director--which will actually make news since he hasn't fired anyone for incompetence yet. But the overall conservative attack on government will continue. House Republicans are already talking about tax relief as a part of the Hurricane recovery. I am sure that will really help those who lost everything--but maybe a nice tax break for the wealthy who have to rebuild? Meanwhile the military has admitted that it had ships and people ready to go last weekend, but had to wait for the President to order it. But he didn't and he won't take responsibility. He never has. I am not expecting him to do so now.
So what will happen? Middle class republicans will get more tax breaks--the poor will see their services cut further, and the rich will do just fine. Our preparedness for another disaster will be talked about but all the repubs who vote for Bush because he is such a good christian will ignore any faults. Midterm elections next year, repubs will continue to vote repub and the gutting and killing of our government will continue. Other christians will flock again next year to fight off the evil gays--who despite being badmouthed and beaten up more than in the past, will continue to be gay. Abortion rates will continue to go up as people (especially the poor) realize there is no social safety net, but abortion will be blamed on liberals.
You and I better hope the next disaster isn't in our area--because I can only imagine Barbara Bush looking at the shell of my house and chuckling "you are better off now."
4 comments:
it's criminal what has happened in your country. Do you have a link to the quote from Bbush?
But won't someone PLEASE think of Trent Lott's front porch? Get some perspective, Streak.
On another level, does it strike you as curious that we have such an incompetent fool as the head of FEMA? Consider that the head of PBS opposes public broadcasting, the ambassador to the U.N. opposes that organization, and that the current and previous head of the Dept of Ed generally oppose public education. All of these are moves toward privatization or other forms of withdrawal from the public or international sector.
Now I am just waiting for a Quaker or Jehovah's Witness to be named Secretary of Defense.
dzsrwAs long as the people who need the social net keep throwing their vote away by being indifferent and not voting the Repubs will keep getting into office. The midterm election is a good way to take Congress back. Louisiana and Florida voted for Bush twice.
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