So, Ray Nagin's the latest to claim an "in calling" connection the almighty, or at least "in messaging." Hmmm...you know, one thing that bugs me about that sort of stuff, besides the fact that I'm, at best, agnostic, is that it serves to justify the rantings of dingbats who claim catastrophes are some form of "God's will/just desserts."
Oyster has some excellent observations about this sort of weirdness, then concludes:
The mayor was right about two major points, however.
1. In the important months and years ahead, there WILL be an economic boom in New Orleans (while the rest of the country flirts with recession.)
2. Katrina did expose America's "soft underbelly". America watched masses of desperate poor people, waiting for days while no one helped them. This searing episode became a political Rorschach test: the Left saw racism, and gross incompetence in the Bush administration's response . The Right saw a lack of "personal responsibility" on display, as well as the corruption and incompetence of Louisiana politicians.
Luckily, a national discussion about poverty, race and govt policy was narrowly avoided.
That would have been uncomfortable.
Yeah, would've been a real shame...
Also a hat tip to Suspect Device, where I also saw a link to the Trib article. Don't forget to take a look at his latest effort, too.
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