What a train wreck. I have spent the last week immersed in the tragedy/travesty that is Hurricane Katrina and the bungled recovery/rescue efforts. What a mess. It is a good reminder how insignificant most of our troubles really are.

My biggest question about the whole thing is as follows:

Okay, we knew this was a motherfucker of a storm. In fact, it was predicted to be WORSE when it made landfall. If that was the case, where the fuck were the buses and transport aircraft and such to evacuate people before the storm hit? There were several hours that the news channels were tracking the storm, outlining its severity, et cetera, and so why didn’t we do anything then?

I know that now, the biggest complaints are how the post-storm recovery efforts are being handled. But I think that overlooks what could have been our best defense against catastrophe - foresight. I mean shit - the President is “Mr. Preemptive Strike,” right? So what the fuck were we doing in the hours before?

I know complacency is an issue….people have a hard time believing anything is going to happen directly to them until it does, and this is an area that has been told to evacuate in the past because of impending storms that barely made a mark.

I know, I know, I don’t have any answers….just a lot of questions that no one has a real answer for.