AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 1703) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Various News Sources and FReepers | September 19, 2005 | All of Us

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

Good morning!!

Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!

New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Liberals, and Conservatives

Earlier, this space took time to analyze the roles of the various elements in the disaster preparation requirements for New Orleans. That information may be found at the following link:

The Sinking of New Orleans (REVISED)--Copyright (c) 2005, Chairman, December 19th Society, All Rights Reserved

What might be worthwhile to look into as well is the reactions of the significant political creatures involved in the affair. Indeed, the various activities by folks involved paint an interesting case study of how liberals react to a tragedy, versus how conservatives address the same matter.

Let's start with Mississippi and Alabama. We don't hear much about them in the news, and this space has, unfortunately, also been focused more on the events in New Orleans than of those in, say, Biloxi and Gulfport. But there may be a very good reason for that.

The governors of Mississippi and Alabama are conservative Republicans.

On the other hand, the news is full of information and material dealing with Louisiana and New Orleans. It is likely there's a very good reason for that, too.

The governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans are both liberal Democrats.

We are, thus, provided an opportunity to analyze the differences of conservatives and liberals to, roughly, the same calamity.

The differences are striking.

There's very little news about Alabama, and though damage occurred to the port of Mobile, the state was the least damaged of the three. It is safe to assume, however, the governor, Bob Riley, has simply gone down to business on repairing the damage, doing the needed paperwork with the Federal Government, getting the job done, and not whining or complaining about his lot, whether other folks were helping him enough, and so on. In other words, roll up your sleeves and get to work.

Then there's Mississippi, and its governor, Haley Barbour, also a Republican. Significantly more damage occurred in that state than compared to Alabama--indeed the city of Bay St. Louis has pretty much been wiped off the map, as have many towns along the Gulf coast. Biloxi and Gulfport are in ruins. But you don't see the governor of the state whining about the Federal response, even after being goaded by liberal media wonks. In fact, Haley Barbour mentioned, in response to one question about whether he thought the Federal response was adequate, he noted that he had a state to rebuild.

The common thread of these two is simple, take care of business any way you can and ask only for the help you need, but in all cases be the leader.

Then there is, of course, the third state, and its major city--Louisiana, and the port of New Orleans.

Both the governor and the mayor have been critical of the Federal response, and maybe there were things that could have been done better (that's another show), but the response of the Louisiana governor is interesting.

After the storm had passed through, it is noted in a piece that can be found in Lexus-Nexus, the governor firmly believed the Federal government had some omniscient power that would allow it the capability of determining exactly how much aid would be needed and where.

The governor clung to this belief for three days, and wondered where the aid was. And after the aid was sent, the response was "where have you been?" In other words, even after realizing she would have to spell out what she needed--as "point person" for disaster relief in Louisiana--she still clung to that belief that the Feds "should have known" she needed 40,000 National Guard troops, untold amounts of food, water, and so on, and not the notion that she would "place an order" for what she determined was required.

Of course, she was not served well as her main point of information was the mayor of New Orleans. His view was: where the heck was the state? Why didn't Baton Rouge send him the stuff he needed? And, of course, where were the Feds? (Not realizing, one could suppose, that the Feds were being hamstrung by the bureaucrats serving the Louisiana governor in the capital.)

Indeed, and it is safe to assume the media gravitated to this as they love a controversy, the American body politic was served a heaping helping of whining, complaining, and bitterness for weeks on end--and it still hasn't stopped today.

So, there you have it. Two major elected officials who are Republicans setting about taking the lead in reparing their shattered domains. These two people recognize and appreciate the role of the Federal goverment in large-scale disaster relief, but view that entity as only a tool for them to use to put things back to right.

The other two elected officials are busy looking for someone else to solve their problems. The someone else is "big" or "bigger" government. Neither of these individuals viewed themselves as the leader of disaster relief in their areas, but rather simply someone who should yell and scream enough for someone else to solve the problem. The Federal Government to the governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans wasn't a tool for them to use to repair the damage from the late hurricane, the Federal Government was the totality of the solution. All they needed to do, then, was to sit back, watch it happen, and take credit for getting it there.

In short, conservatives worked to get the job done, while liberals worked to get someone else to get the job done.

But where does that leave the people?

For that, we leave the moral of this tale.

If you want to be safe in a disaster, be prepared beforehand to pick up the pieces afterwards by yourself.

For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

[kassie]

Oh dear. This sounds very serious.

[Dog]

Ok....I'm going to sit here for a while.

I just had to defend a freeper pal from someone on another thread..

I'm going to get suspended before the day is over.

[gulfcoast6]

You most likely have heard this but Cindy Sheetstain went to NO, said it was time to pull out the OCCUPYING troops from Iraq AND NEW ORLEANS. she blasted the troops that are and were there, sickening, huh?

[Dog]

Cindy in NO?

Wow...did she find a ditch to sit in?

[gulfcoast6]

A POOR MAN'S MINT JULIP, SCOPE POURED OVER ICE.

[gulfcoast6]

I thought she was already a Ditch, if you get my drift.

[Carolinamom]

Crazy Cindy also said that Hillary had better stop supporting the war in Iraq "or else".

Her little girl voice does not square with the stupidities it spews or with her raw-boned physical appearance.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

I found an interesting article at this blog:

http://www.redstate.org/


I, Heretic
By: Nick Danger · Section: Miscellania

Here I am going to spout heresy. I am going to argue that the fiscal policies being followed by President George W. Bush represent a breakthrough in conservative — yes, conservative — thinking. They represent good policy; and even better strategy.

I will suggest that President Bush understands money better than any President we have ever had. He understands it better than most economists. He understands it better than our illustrious pundits. President Bush understands money the way a financier understands money. He sees it as a force or a power that one squirts at the world to make the world change. He sees it as a weapon.

This is not how accountants view money, and it is not how most economists view money. And it is certainly not how any ordinary citizen could view money. But in the mind of a President of the United States, such thinking has the potential to lead to some rather revolutionary results.

Follow the link to read the rest.

[Neets]

Everyone is ok..

Mom had her insulin upped and has to go back in two weeks instead of 2 months.

The Dr gave me a script for anti-biotics and cough syrup w/codene so I could sleep..she didn't like how I was sounding.

I think I might take the day off tomorrow and rest some more.

Haven't had much rest today.

How are you and yours doing?

[lysie]

Cough syrup with codeine I remember when I was young all my mom had to do is sign for that...no prescript..."course..we come from a long line of family members who were cautious about taking aspirin...much less...codeine....never abused that.

Can you imagine...just signing for it, nowadays?

[DollyCali]

Mujibar was trying to get into the USA legally through Immigration.

The Immigtration Officer said, "Mujibar, you have passed most of the tests, but there is one more test. Unless you pass it you cannot enter the United States of America.

Mujibar said, "I am ready."

The officer said, "Make a sentence using the words Yellow, Pink and Green."

Mujibar thought for a few minutes and said, "Mister Officer, I am ready."

The Officer said, "Go ahead."

Mujibar said, "The telephone goes green, green, green, and I pink it up, and say, 'Yellow, this is Mujibar."

Mujibar now lives in a neighborhood near you and works at AOL help desk. I talked to him yesterday.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Maybe this will make you feel better. Priceless

Most Syrians struggle to even read Arabic - much less have a clue about English. So, how does a group of Syrian protest leaders create the most impact with their signs by having the standard "Death To Americans" slogans printed in English?

Answer: They simply hire an English-speaking civilian to translate and write their statements in English.

Unfortunately, they were unaware the "civilian" insurance company employee hired for the job was a retired US Army sergeant. Obviously, pictures of the protest rally never made their way through the Arab TV network, but the results were "Priceless".

posted by Don at 5:42 PM http://www.gobbleblog.com/2005/09/priceless.html

[DollyCali]

you and yours have had a rough year health wise. Take care!

[lysie]

How are you and yours doing?

Don't ask. ;-) Pitsy...pitsy.

Everyone warned me about the after effects of the nieces visit and the death of her friend. It has not been good. She's now telling me she can't dress herself and yet if I suggest...I'll watch to see how well you do...it's fine.

She has absolutely no drive...no desire to succeed or do for herself and yet she'd die helping a select, chosen few.

[lysie]

Both of you....Teehee!

I needed that.

[Iowa Granny]

Over here, Sweetie.

[bevlar]

RE: double posts. Thank goodness it happens to the CHAIR and not just to me!

I like your new tag line, but I disagree with the part about the Democrats. Actually, they aren't interested in getting the "job done" they are only able to whine,spew hateful venom and Bush Bash.

[Neets]

Thanks Ma'am...hopefully the year will close out on a up note.

[Neets]

Would it help, or pay to just leave her be to fend for herself for a while?

[kassie]

Hahahahahahaahaha, Oh that is a good one.