Cindy Sheehan Blames President Bush for Katrina

Here's they deal, Cindy. With the exception of the tinfoil hat brigade, everyone pretty much agrees that we can't really do much about the weather. People in white lab coats with clipboards and letters after their names have gone on the record saying that while we can make educated guesses at what the local weather will be four or five days hence, other than seeding the clouds to make rain (which only works in very specific situations), there is NOTHING that humans can do to cause or prevent hurricanes.

Secondly, pouring money into New Orleans is not the answer. If someone builds their house in the middle of a freeway, they ought to expect the occasional car in their living room. New Orleans is a port city, Cindy. It's not near water, it's ON the water. The levees are the only reason that the people of New Orleans drive to work instead of swimming to the office. Levees have to be maintained. They get old. They deteriorate. When a really bad hurricane hits, levees "top" and levees "breach". It happens. It's been going on for more than a hundred years, that's why the rich folk in New Orleans used to bury their dead above ground in crypts. No one wants to see their deceased relatives floating down Bourbon Street. New Orleans is subject to flooding, get it, Cindy. No amount of money will change that in the long run.

So why were the poorer parts of New Orleans hit so hard; much harder than the wards where the wealthy build their homes? The city has been flooded numerous times. The people who live there know this. Here's a thought, Cindy... in Los Angeles, California, houses in the hills where crime is low and the views are spectacular, homes are very, very expensive. Houses in Compton cost a lot less, because the only view you're gonna see from your living room window is the pimp across the street beating the living daylights out of a crack whore. In The Big Easy, rich people pay a premium for houses built on high ground (where flooding is unlikely). Poor people live in apartments and housing projects on the flats (where flooding is relatively common). People work hard and save their money so that they can get out of bed every morning and not start their day walking through four inches of water. That's Capitalism. I know you believe in Capitalism, Cindy, because you get paid for almost every appearance you make and every speech you give. How much did Vanity Fair pay you to pose lying atop your son's grave?

I'm sure we would all be amazed and enlightened to hear the reasoning process by which you reached the conclusion that President Bush caused or helped cause Katrina. You blame him for Casey's death. You blame him for Katrina. Do you also blame him when the tire on your car goes flat or the toilet backs up? Of course you do. You will say or do anything, absolutely anything, no matter how ridiculous, to keep the spolight on yourself and simultaneously undermine and degrade a man who was gracious enough to take time away from his duties as leader of the Free World to meet with you in your hour of grief. You are more than willing to connect the dots where there are no dots, as long as it serves your self-serving needs. And while you're at it, don't forget to blame President Bush for your ingrown toenail and flatulence.