I'm just pissed. Pissed like hell.

Kos breaks it down. What the Hell is wrong with these people?

What kind of an asshole tells me I'm blaming America first? (I only link to this dick because he commented here.) I love America. It's the sixth best country in the world to live in. The last time I checked, I'm not only allowed to criticize the President for how his team has dealt with this horrible situation, I'm encouraged to do so. I'm surprised Conservatives haven't started blaming poor black people for the chaos. Oh wait, they have.

And so have the media. I know some of the media are reporting important facts about why this situation is so terrible, but most aren't. Liberal media, my ass.

So I should be ashamed of myself for politicizing the tragedy? Fuck you. A natural disaster is always political. It affects the economy. It affects sociology. It affects culture. Most specifically to politics, though, it exposes weaknesses in the system, and Katrina has exposed a shitload of them. When you accuse me of politicizing the tragedy, you're asking me to ignore the problems, to be just as ignorant as you. I want the people of Louisiana and Mississippi to be treated with respect, whether they are rich whites or poor blacks. Cutting funding for levees to fight a waste of a war? Ignoring the weather reports and not mobilizing rescue teams? Watching Spamalot when your country needs you now more than ever? Disprespectful to every American no matter where they live. Decisions like that come to bite a politician in the ass, and everyone, no matter what their political persuasion, should be ready to sink their teeth in right now.

Finally, I should mention that the image near the top of every page used to link to FEMA. Now it links to The Salvation Army. Here's why.

Please please please give. McCormick-Tribune Foundation is matching the first $2,000,000 they receive.