Olympics, Conventions, Hurricanes

WHICH disaster do I write about? ?  I should comment right away that the Olympics were NOT a disaster.  The Chinese Gymnastic team on the other hand is in dire need of an abacus.  And while I might have been a tad interested in the political conventions, the past 4 months of constant chatter about Obama and what a HISTORIC event this is - well - I'm Obama'd out.  How is it tho that the Democrats - who only had the ONE candidate - had a week long convention - covered by every network from 6Pm to 11PM and the Republicans get an hour every evening for what - 4 nights?  (OK - my Republican is showing)

What REALLY got me going was Gustav.  I turned on NPR rather cautiously on the way home since I couldn't take another ride home with political chatter and they were talking to various people who had been evacuated from New Orleans and various other places (I missed the beginning of the broadcast).    I listened to people complain about sitting in traffic for hours waiting to get out of the city.  I listened to people complaining that the facilities that they were evacuated to weren't up to par.  People were sleeping within 2 inches of the other and there wasn't a shower.  They had to be bussed to someplace that had showers.  Complaints, complaints, complaints.   

Are these evacuees expecting to be put up in 4 Star hotels?  Just whose duty is it TO put these people up?     Were hurricans just discovered?  Or are they a recent occurance due to the global warming?  Starting with Katrina of course in 2005.   Is it a duty now of the US Government to put up and pay up to the people after a disaster?  Hasn't any of these people heard about their "Good Neighbor" State Farm?  Or the guys with the Umbrella?    HELLO????  What the hell is the matter with people now days?  Why can't anyone take responsibility for themselves.  Sure - the government should be offering help in evacuating people from impending disasters, but just how much is the government supposed to be responsible for?  

How on earth did anyone survive a disaster before we could blame the government?  Before Katrina there were other hurricanes and on a scale of 1-10 Katrina didn't make the deadliest.  Back then people picked up and took care of themselves and each other.  They didn't expect the Government to do it for them.   If you click the link you will say - but Katrina was one of the costliest.  Yes - but if we take away the money lost to looting......but I digress.

I thought hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes were acts of God.   I guess if you can't SUE God you go after the Government.    Makes me feel like my head will explode.  Good time for a G&T.