We have the resources. On Wednesday, it seems FEMA found 475 buses to help with the belated evacuation effort. Unfortunately, when it comes to looking after the carless, homeless, the aged and infirm in our country, we — in our quest to become an ownership society — seemed to have allowed our good senses, good will and compassion to go on vacation.
The United States has become an entitlement state and we’re beginning to notice a lot of tears and cries that the Federal Government hasn’t done enough for the City of New Orleans during this catastrophe. In the end President Bush will take much of the blame and he probably deserves it for not doing enough to discourage the entitlement mentality we see in our Nation today.
What I’d liked to know…
What was the City of New Orleans Plan to evacuate the City in the case of a category 4 hurricane?
Who was responsible for creating and executing that plan? What went wrong in carrying out the plan?
Most importantly, why have we not seen the elected local officials taking control and giving encouragement on the ground in New Orleans during this emergency?
Did their entitlements run out on the winds of Katrina?