On August 29th, the world will take a moment to remember the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina. Our President will hold a press conference touting everything that his administration has done for the area. He also plans on spending the night in New Orleans to show the world that he is ON THE FRONTLINES. Unfornately, things in New Orleans are no better than they were one year ago. There STILL are thousands living in mobile homes (with unsecured locks - see link below). There are STILL thousands of New Orleans residents living in other states because they don't have a home or job to come back to. Crime is running rampant in the area. And finally, the local and federal politicians are NOT DOING THEIR PART.
It's extremely sad when I turn on the news to find out that America has pledged billions of dollars to other countries or will send troops to other countries but our administration won't ORDER the politicians to REBUILD this city.
August 29th will only serve one purpose for me. That purpose is to remind me that I must VOTE during the upcoming elections because the treatment New Orleans residents are receiving is a classic example of how this administration values foreign policies more than it values the issues are home.
For those of you that are still supporting this administration, I must remind you that the events of New Orleans could have easily been in your hometown. How would you like to feel like a "refugee?"
Written by COWBOY4EVER
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