QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Doubtless certain of my readers will again leap to the tired claim that I “hate Bush”. Sorry, but a quick read of my blog will not support that conversation-killing thesis. I don’t hate Bush. I simply wish to hold him responsible to do his job. Do I deny that there is an entitlement mentality? Of course not. But it is not an expression of entitlement mentality to expect the state to ensure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense. It is not an entitlement mentality to expect to be safe from rape in emergency facilitiies provided by the state. It’s not an entitlement mentality to think you shouldn’t have to watch your baby die of hydration because the Feds couldn’t figure out how to airlift water to helpless thirsty people for five frickin’ days and, in their world-historical and criminal incompetence, actually turned offers of water away.
The Rush Limbaughs of the world will have ample opportunity to blame poor people for foolishly expecting the state to do what the Founders thought it should do: ensure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense… Bush does have a spin machine. And it’s already swinging into high gear to sayi loudly, “Don’t look at Bush! Look! Incompetent state and local guys! Look! Stupid poor people! Look! Thugs!”
So long as Bush remains the King of Massive Government Spending Coupled with the Promise of “Homeland Security”, guys like Limbaugh are going to have a colossally difficult time shifting the blame for this debacle away from Bush. That’s not “Bush hatred”. That’s cold logic.” – theocon Mark Shea, getting the issue right.