Well he ain't God, you dummy!
Tyrone Steels II
I overheard the following short conversation between my Aunt Raine and her friend Claire a few minutes ago:
Claire: "I hear that President Bush is taking full responsibility again for dropping the ball on Katrina."
Aunt Raine: "Our president girl! And yes he did."
Claire: "He ain't my President. And it's way too late to be all responsible. Look at how you've been treated by the Feds and insurance companies after you loss your home down there."
Aunt Raine: "Yes he's your President and yes the treatment has been 5th class but at least he's man enough to take responsibility."
Claire: "HA! He isn't a man and he messed up terribly!"
Aunt Raine: "Well he ain't God, you dummy! And I'm tired of this Bush bashing crap. Katrina screwed up everyone from the direct victims on up to the President. God can't get screwed. Men can."
Claire: Whatever Raine. You didn't vote for him anyways. Why you defending him?"
Aunt Raine: I'm not defending him. I'm acknowledging his manhood by him taking responsibility. Why do I have to devalue him as a man all because I didn't vote for him?"
I love my Aunt Raine. She's just full of good ol' common sense. Louisiana style.
I mean, they gave Michael Brown all sorts of grief but then it turns out he did better than he was accused of.
Yes, there were balls dropped--and at every damned level of the whole thing. But the most upsetting part is realizing that flooding never should have happened, it is now acknowledged to have been an engineering failure really changes things. I can't even get mad at Ray Nagin anymore. I think the Wizbang folks got it right: as inept as he may have been, even HE had no reason to think there was a need for instant evacuation, because Katrina was only level 1 when it hit New Orleans, and New Orleans had weathered many Level 1 storms before.
Just astonishing that the whole thing's now been swept under the rug like that.
I made it up here without drowning first!
I remember clear as day when she arrived here 1 week before Katrina hit. She said "New Orleans is done because those water walls can't hold back a garden hose". Even a laywoman had it figured out.
That is quite a conversation with your Aunt and her friend. Yes, I can see why you say she has good ole' Louisana style good sense. It made me chuckle ;-)
You've got that right! (you are a pretty special man to read dear one).
I do sit with some different friends and we talk away about George Bush, Iraq and Immigration. Oh, and of course we love his 'You Tube', music selections ;-) Most naturally Dean comes up, and I do like Tryon's style on some subjects. This article sure made me feel like I was sitting in the room with the two dear friends. The Auntie got to me and gave me a smile ;-)
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