The cure to across-the-board government SNAFUs: more government.
John D. Podesta, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and head of a leading Democratic think tank, says Democrats must start by casting Bush’s brand of conservatism — emphasizing an “ownership society” elevating individualism and private enterprise — as fundamentally flawed and hostile to society’s collective responsibility to help citizens, especially the neediest.
In its place, Podesta says, Democrats must offer an activist, reform-minded government agenda that includes new energy, infrastructure and homeland defense policies.
Katrina “changed the future,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.). “Enough is enough: No more Bush-business-as-usual.”
Translation: Individualism bad. Socialism good.
If you were able to heed hurricane warnings and do everything within your power to save yourself and your loved ones before the eye of the storm hit — instead of being totally dependent upon Big Brother to save your ass, shame on you.
Paul @ Wizbang (a Katrina survivor, BTW), has more.
Excellent. The dependence of poor blacks on government will leave your ass without
food and water in an emergency. One should never become sastisfied with living
in public housing. It should be a waystation, not a destination.
Shame on you, that’s a cop out. People who were not able to leave fell into two categories. 1) Too poor to garner transportation 2) Unwilling to leave what little they had to leave on a road to nowhere?
I discussed this and many other Katrina matters here.
BTW: Where is a very poor 82 year woman with no next of kin going to find shelter with no economic means? She’s going to have to rely on someone…