here we go again

There is something innately wrong with the population of the US, particularly that subset of the population that we elect to run the country. Now the awarding of bids to rebuild New Orleans is coming under increased scrutiny and criticism. Before, it was the response time and preparation after and before Katrina. Given that we knew days ahead of time that a "potential" monster hurricane was approaching the New Orleans area, why couldn't all those thousands of folks who became traped there have been moved out BEFORE the storm hit. After it hit, then a logisitical mess enused, blame was thrown around and the ever popular "race" card was played. Now, instead of hiring local workers and firms to help rebuild the area, bids are going to firms in Alaska, workers are being shipped in and of course, W's old rich pals are being given bids to get even richer off of our tax dollars! Clearly, had the folks at most risk in New Orleans and the ones that ended up trapped there had not been economically challenged, mostly not voting and predominately African-American, Bush and congress would have responded with proper aid in the "wink of an eye". But these weren't well-to-do members of an important voting block, as is often the case when hurricanes hit Florida, so the need to rush things through congress and move the military into place was not felt by the political entities that run our nation. This nation is heading toward a huge fall from grace. The resulting "mess" that came from Katrina revealed the ugly underbelly of our society. Racism is still rampant in the US, however, it is simply not as overt as it once was. Economical and educatoinal rifts are growing, separately the "haves" from the "have nots" to a much greater degree and guess who is in charge? The "haves" control the nations money and businesses and make the important decisions that have more impact on the "have-nots" than themsevles, since they are sheltered from the harshness of the real world. Oh well, what do we do the fix this mess, that is the question?