Tact Free

I had to take a break from the news, so it's been quite some time since my last post. Then Hurricane Katrina blew into Louisiana and uncovered so much muck and dirt that even the spin doctors couldn't whirl this mess off the radar.

It's no secret that the President, as did his predecessors, gave out jobs to his friends. The difference with Bush and past Presidents is that they rarely gave positions of importance or which dealt with public safety to unqualified friends and family. But it doesn't just stop with FEMA. He now has nominated his personal lawyer to the Supreme Court. A woman's whose highest position ever held was Commissioner of Lottery and Bingo in the state of Texas. Before Harriet Mier's nomination, Bush had made several other outrageous nominations. Do you recall his nomination of John Bolton to UN Ambassador? The man that implied that the UN should in essence hold the US jockstrap or just disband.

This is a President that has a disdain for governing and the people he governs. How else can you explain his response to the biggest US catastrophe since 911? He only reluctantly came to New Orleans and when he did show up it was to just tour the area like he was a visiting dignitary. My heart cried out to the people of New Orleans. The people who died of starvation and dehydration because none of the people responsible for helping them had a clue what to do or in some opinions did not even care.

He has to hate us when you take a look at all the important decisions he has made regarding our health, security, and welfare. Someone that cared would not take more time on vacation then he does deciding who will be the next Supreme Court Justice. He'd make that decision based on what that job requires of the candidate. He'd make sure they have more qualifications besides being a loyal flunky or a personal friend of his school mate. We deserve better than that.