The main stream media seems awfully disappointed that Gustav wasn’t worse. I wonder if they will give the Bush Adminstration and Governor Bobby Jindal the credit they deserve for an excellent advance preparation and response? Nah.
We already knew well in advance of Gustav’s landfall what the Democrats were hoping for. What a bunch of hypocrites…see the vid below and imagine the response if a Republican had said the timing of a deadly hurricane “demontrates God’s on our side”:
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When you have a worldview that does not begin with God as Sovereign, nothing is sacred except for your own life. If you want a glimpse of this kind of worldview, just read any of the writings or recordings of George Carlin (if you can stomach the vulgarities.)
This is exactly how I see much of politics today. Say anything to get elected because they believe that:
1. Most people will not take the time to first of all develop their own worldview from an intellectual and not an emotional foundation, and
2. Because of this, they know that they can speak in emotional soundbites and gin up fear that the world is coming to an end, “…so vote for us and we will be your saviors.”
The dirty little secret, however, is that most have no intention of actually SOLVING the problem. They just want to grow government to the point that more people need them in order to survive, and therefore they will gain more and more control, solidifying their power.
Anyway, I have been very impressed with how this hurricane has been handled, but I also know that the “drive-by” media will not be satisfied with any good news. That just wouldn’t cause enough chaos. “It’s interesting when people die, give us dirty laundry” – Don Henley
Living so close to the Gulf of Mexico, we in this part of the world get to see extremism played out yearly. The only difference between the gulf states and say California, for some reason we think we can control the results to some degree where out in California the fatalism of the “big quake to come” is basically just accepted…the only real control outside of prayers for protection and relying on the goodness of God…MOVE-on a permanent basis…of course then the killer tornadoes will just find you…It’s always sum’n.