Hey Folks -- We've Got A Possible Cat-4 Or More Hurricane Heading Our Way . . . Can We Please Promise To Keep

Question

Can we please promise to keep Politics out of this one ?

Many towns in Texas have been inundated with rain this year . Many towns already have more than a 17 inch surplus of rain and some even as bad as a 30 inch surplus . Houston and San Antonio among them . IF this hurricane makes a direct hit(or even close to a direct hit) on Texas , there will be widespread disaster .

As a country , a people, and as Americans , we must not play Politics with disasters anymore . This is not a political blame game .

Do You Agree To Keep Politics Out Of Natural Disasters ?


BTW , Texans -- Tell us what you think too .

Answer 1

Texas appears to have a better-run government than Louisiana, so I assume there will be far fewer problems.

Although large natural disasters will always be problems, by definition.

I wish all the people in the path of the storm nothing but the best.

Answer 2

How a government responds to natural disasters is always up for debate, as far as I am concerned. I feel that way because I feel that the first priority for any administration in our country (USA, for folks who don't know) is watching over and seeing to the needs of the people. And I have to say I think that direct needs, like rescue, or water, or whatever, come even higher on the list than national security and foreign policy concerns.

With all that said, if Texas gets hit, let's leave the Monday morning quarterbacking for just that purpose--Monday morning, after the game is done. We can dissect and gripe and moan and point fingers then if we want to. Let's keep the people in the path of the hurricane firmly in our sights, and let's take care of them before we start slinging crap. They should be our first priority, and when I say we, I mean all of us, from the White House on down. Afterwards, if it's necessary to talk about what went wrong, that's fine. But let's not have a repeat of Katrina.

Answer 3

I think this rain is normal and helpful we just went through a huge drought. The only reason its an issue is because we went through a drought and now theres rain. Plus we have been hit with a number of Hurricanes though history. We have never been in huge trouble.

To get political. The problem in New Orleans was the problem with the welfare state. Give the people opportunity not government funding and see what happens. That's why natural disasters aren't as big of a problem in Texas!

EDIT: It is difficult to stay out of politics on this on because I believe politics are what made it worse in the first place!

Answer 4

Hi. Texan here. Overall, we know how to deal with hurricanes. It comes with the territory. We were the ones that took in Katrina survivors when the state of LA failed to look after them. Americans pull together during disasters and forget our differences for a little while. Just pray that we don't get a direct hit and the storm weakens. Thanks!

God Bless.

Answer 5

All I have to say is Texas,
BE READY TO EVACUATE.

Ok Earnest, I'll be sweet.

But get busy people.
I would have plans, reservations.
Packing done. Camping gear. Fill your freezer with water in plastic containers.( if you lose power for a few days, A freezer full of frozen stuff keeps longer and if you should need it you can use the water.)
And don't leave your pets behind.
Make sure your insurance is up to date.

I lived 4 hours drive from the gulf shore when Opal hit in 1995(cat 4-3). No power for 2 weeks. Power lines ripped off the house,along with siding. 80 foot oak tree on top of my car.

Answer 6

You are about two days late, the leftists through their cohorts the radical environmentalists already have Dean nailed as a global warming issue, caused by Bush. That came out less than 12 hours after they gave the storm a name.

I have friends in Puerto Rico and some property there, and Dean missed, yahooooooo!

it is mother nature folks not some stupid hoax

Answer 7

Politics is always inevitable with the left. They are the party of blame. They just have a knee-jerk reaction to do it. Even with something no one has control over... but Rmagedon is right. They have already attempted to make the link to the ever popular Global Warming!

Answer 8

Good luck with the hurricane, Shiraz or Mrs. Shiraz. I will keep you guys in my thoughts.

When the storm's over, tell your president to beef up FEMA during the next year and a half. The amount of disaster relief places receive and how it's handled IS a political matter, and the feds can and should help in a competent way!

The country is integrated economically and socially now, and I certainly don't mind a good part of my tax dollars going to help out in natural disasters anywhere in the USA.

Answer 9

Absolutely. The government response to natural disasters (or lack thereof) is still open for criticism, though.

It is a shame when, as happened with Katrina, disaster relief groups from my state (NH) made it there by truck faster than the federal government.

Let's all hope the new guy, R. David Paulison, is more capable than Michael Brown and Wallace Stickney were.

Answer 10

Amen, it's funny a bridge falls inn Minnesota and it's Bush's fault, because the state of Minnesota didn't do there jobs correctly, and Bush failed to pull out his engineering degree and inspect that bridge personally. Miners are trapped in Utah because Bush failed to personally inspect the mine. Katrina hit a natural disaster, and it's Bush's fault that he didn't personally fix the Levi's that the Louisiana state Gov, was told to fix in case of something like this happened. Also it's also Bush's fault that FEMA, who is in-charge of responding to national disaster's dropped the ball because the people hired failed to do there jobs correctly.

If you disagree with the president than that's your right as a American but this flat out pure evil hatred is uncalled for, grow up left wing nuts.