Much fanfare over the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. A lot of finger-pointing from both sides of the fence. In my eyes, tragedy shouldn't be exploited for political gain especially when nature is to blame. Could the evacuation have been handled better? Sure, but what's important is to look towards the future. By far the best thing I read today was a
Slate article quoting a blog:
"DJ Drummer, a conservative New Orleans native writing at Wizbang, says that playing the blame game is counterproductive. 'Life is cruel sometimes,' he writes, 'You get good, you get bad, and not usually because you deserve it. What most of us do is get by and try to get better, and sooner or later the folks who got hit by Katrina will find their way. It will be tough, and probably not fair, but in the end you get what you make. You don't owe anybody, but NOBODY OWES YOU, either.'"
Hear, hear.