Those sound like fighting words...

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Although I went into it kicking and screaming :-) I found myself in the middle of some pretty interesting political debates today.  Here are just a couple of my comments...

Emily personally I don't think you were duped at all by Katrinia I think it is middle americans that were. As usual they were able to find easy excuses and logical reasons to hide behind the same old prejudices. Katrina was a natural disaster but the non-response of the government was because the people in New Orleans were african american, poor, non republicans and that is the bottom line.

What worries me most about our politics right now is I am not sure where we go from here. I don't think we were justified to go to Iraq and I think being there is wrong but at this point I don't know how we can leave. It is a mess plain and simple a mess that our youth is dying for.

I just watched Bush's speech and as usual watched him stumble and bumble like only he can do. How did this idiot steal the presidency, lord only knows. Oh yeah that's right he said he was a believer, he said he was saved, and he convinced the american public that he was, and they gave him a blank check to do whatever he wanted.

The sad fact is now the true back bone of america will probably stay at home because now they think the satan filled athiests are running things the same way that democrats thought the unintelligent christians were running things before. And they are both wrong. Big business and lobbiest are truly running things and punking the american worker in the process and until we as amercian voters figure that out our government will probably remain a mess. 

Then a blogger had this to say in response...

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You are so mistaken. The people in Louisiana were shafted by Nagin and Blanco. Pure and simple. They had no plan for a city below sea level. That's just awful.

As far as Bush goes, like anyone, he's not perfect. He was simply better than the alternatives. Had Gore been president, OBL would be living in this country by now, working his deeds of terror. 

So I couldn't let it end there so my response was...
lbp since you addressed your comment to me I feel honor bound to respond. America sent aid to the victims of the tsunami within 2 days. It took them 5 to get water to New Orleans. Our police force stood at the bridge with guns to keep fellow americans from leaving New Orleans and certain death. The army core of engineers built the sorriest excuse for a levy known to man and are beyond prosecution and law suits. If the netherlands can build a levy please explain why one of the richest countries in the world couldn't manage?

Was the president responsible for a hurricane? Of course not. Did he take his sweet time sending aid and support to tax payers and american citizens? Heck yeah. Why? Well as he told the NAACP and BET several times over the black vote is not one he can win, it is not part of his base, and so it is not a priority. Do I think the same slow response would have happened if the damage had been to Houston? Nope so that by my definition is indeed about race.

Oh and btw Emily I don't find it unusual at all that you are interested in American politics. I have found through my online friends that people outside the US are much more aware of us and other cultures than americans are aware of other countries and other cultures. What I do find interesting is our complete comfort with that notion. The notion that if it is not happening here then it is not worth paying attention to.

And I am really tired of hearing the fight in Iraq being linked to a so called war on terror. The war in Iraq was a mistake. There are several evil dictators on this earth and it is not america's place to remove any of them. Dictators are overthrown by the people when the people get tired of them. Anything else is doomed to failure. Which is why we have become occupiers in the middle of a civil war instead of liberators. Something that other countries already understand and for some reason the youngest country in the bunch can't get through their head. If anyone actually thinks that Iraqis feel liberated by having the infidels force their world view on their country they are living in a dream world.

Ok Emily you got my political voice all out and ranting are you happy now, lol... 

The really funny thing is my thesis length responses were some of the shortest in the bunch.  But I think I have gotten it out of my system.  I try to shut up about politics because the futility of it all really does get on my nerves.  It is good to put my political chops to use every once in awhile but I think I am over the topic for awhile...