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The hearts and prayers of Americans always go out to those who suffer catastrophic events. Haiti is but the most recent example. American people and treasure are already flowing into that sad place, made sadder still by this earthquake.

Of course, as Barack Obama spent his first year in office reminding the entire world, America is just like all the other nations out there and we are a most “unremarkable” people.

I’d remind him that the wealth which we are now about to pour into Haiti is the result of the superior and productive political and economic system left us by some wise and far-sighted men over 240 years ago. How sad that Obama is well on the way to destroying it.

The persistent poverty in places like Haiti is a product of the inferior systems the people of far too many of those nations continue to tolerate. I don’t know much about the human beings at the top of the current Haitian food chain but situations of this sort have, in the past, caused a huge surge in the quantity of numbered accounts in Swiss banks. I hope that doesn’t happen in this situation. If it should, I hope the decent members of the Haitian population conduct public hangings of those involved.

As one commentator recently remarked, Haiti could easily join the other wealthy tourist spots in the Caribbean were it not for their unfortunate inability to move out of the 18th century.

If any good can come from this disaster, perhaps it will be that they will reexamine their social and economic “model” and rebuild their homeland in ways that will permit ALL of their citizens to participate and prosper.

Not too many are aware of it, but at the time of the American Revolution Haiti was the wealthiest place on earth. Kind of the Abu Dhabi of the time.

Of course, the wealth was really concentrated at the top of society, but if they'd had GDP rankings at the time, Haiti would have been at the top.

BTW, if you ever would like to be really confused by a book, try reading about the Haitian Revolution. Utterly confused FUBAR.

That is an excellent and top-notch analysis. There was an article linked to Drudge that mentioned about aid begining to go to Hati followed by the first couple of ensuing comments, no doubt by liberals, that stated that we should not help Hatians because America has already mettled in too many countries affairs and we should not do so here.

What an outrage, yet it clearly demonstrates the Obama liberal's mentality that roundly denies the "uniqueness" of America. That is what I find so repelling about Obama and his Marxists followers. They view America as an invading, conquering country. We, on the other hand, view America for it's greateness, for our eager willingness to send national aid, personal treasure, and to sacrifce blood to help other downtrodden people around the world. Does this aways turn out well? No, but the heart and values of Americans cannot be in doubt.

No other comment summarized for me the two stark views there are currently in America. The one held by Obamaites, and those who love this country and the principles she was founded on.

“The hearts and prayers of Americans always go out to those who suffer catastrophic events. Haiti is but the most recent example. American people and treasure are already flowing into that sad place, made sadder still by this earthquake.”

Beautifully said. Sadly, unless there are drastic changes to the governmental structure, all of the aid will come to naught; unless the corrupt politicians are booted to the curb.