history. I think any state would have been pushing the limits of its resources to move over 100,000 households out of danger.

Posted at September 4, 2005 6:42 AM in response to Two Americas

...leadership. It's a crisis in what we believe in as a nation.
And it's not just going to take military organzation brought to us by some authoritarian at the top to fix this problem. We, as a nation, need to lead from the bottom up. We need to collectively tell our government what we believe in. 
 

Posted at September 4, 2005 6:36 AM in response to Two Americas

The lack of preparation didn't harm everyone equally. The poor bore the brunt of the misery.
Furthermore, this disaster is also an allegory for thousands of other miseries the poor bear out of proportion.

Posted at September 4, 2005 6:31 AM in response to Two Americas

criteria.
John Edwards started giving that speech on January 3rd, I believe. At that point he was at 5% in the polls nationwide. He finished the primaries with 30% and ended up on the ticket because he was the only candidate who was really generating a great deal of enthusiasm.
However, that speech didn't work because of this. It worked becuase it's true.

Posted at September 3, 2005 6:04 PM in response to Two Americas