Comments on: Will Gustav Rain on the RNC? http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/will-gustav-rain-on-the-rnc/ Connecting Human Rights, Politics and Capital Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Diana http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/will-gustav-rain-on-the-rnc/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Diana Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:48:50 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=215#comment-53 I find it interesting that the Bush Administration is staying clear of the Republican Convention--trying to distance the bad PR from the candidates. Beyond the Louisiana fiasco, there are a lot of other things for Americans to be upset about. I find it interesting that the Bush Administration is staying clear of the Republican Convention–trying to distance the bad PR from the candidates.

Beyond the Louisiana fiasco, there are a lot of other things for Americans to be upset about.

]]> By: John http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/will-gustav-rain-on-the-rnc/comment-page-1/#comment-44 John Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:25:50 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=215#comment-44 If the levees hold that would be great. However, my point is that the Bush Administration has been grossly negligent with respect to the Katrina response. EVERYTHING they do is driven by ideology and rewarding their friends not what is good for the American people. This negligence or really willful malfeasance rises to the level of a violation of the basic human rights of Americans. Suffice it to say this is something that we should not tolerate from our government. In regard to your hypothetical about whether a governor or senator is better able to deal with a disaster, what you are getting at here is whether VP candidate Sarah Palin is qualified. The answer is NO. Unlike Barak Obama, who has been under the microscpoe for almost two years and subject to the scrutiny of voters in all 50 states, Sarah Palin was selected by one man - John MMcCain - and his decision was based on ideology, not on Palin's strength of qualification to serve as the vice president. Sarah Palin is a darling of the conservative right who's primary qualification seems to be her stand against a woman's right to choose. While this may excite conservative voters, it has proven to be a failed strategy for the health and well being of America. We don't need ideology to be the primary qualification for high office. This got us Michael Brown, Bush's FEMA Administrator and we know how well that decision worked out. If the levees hold that would be great. However, my point is that the Bush Administration has been grossly negligent with respect to the Katrina response. EVERYTHING they do is driven by ideology and rewarding their friends not what is good for the American people.

This negligence or really willful malfeasance rises to the level of a violation of the basic human rights of Americans. Suffice it to say this is something that we should not tolerate from our government.

In regard to your hypothetical about whether a governor or senator is better able to deal with a disaster, what you are getting at here is whether VP candidate Sarah Palin is qualified.

The answer is NO.

Unlike Barak Obama, who has been under the microscpoe for almost two years and subject to the scrutiny of voters in all 50 states, Sarah Palin was selected by one man – John MMcCain – and his decision was based on ideology, not on Palin’s strength of qualification to serve as the vice president. Sarah Palin is a darling of the conservative right who’s primary qualification seems to be her stand against a woman’s right to choose. While this may excite conservative voters, it has proven to be a failed strategy for the health and well being of America.

We don’t need ideology to be the primary qualification for high office. This got us Michael Brown, Bush’s FEMA Administrator and we know how well that decision worked out.

]]> By: Brutus http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/will-gustav-rain-on-the-rnc/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Brutus Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=215#comment-43 Has anyone considered what would happen if the levees hold and the federal response if fast and powerful? Wouldn't that help erase the Katrina remembrances? Also, who is better equipped to deal with a disaster like this...a Senator or a Governor? Has anyone considered what would happen if the levees hold and the federal response if fast and powerful? Wouldn’t that help erase the Katrina remembrances?

Also, who is better equipped to deal with a disaster like this…a Senator or a Governor?

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