Thank You, John Breaux

I hadn’t felt like it was my place to say anything about the hurricane’s aftermath, but this post from Daisy made me both angry and sad. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said yesterday that “It doesn’t make sense” to rebuild New Orleans, apparently relying on the same logic deployed by the adolescents on Slashdot who’ve been declaring that New Orleans residents deserved their fate for choosing to live there. John Breaux, quoted in the article Daisy cites, has it right: “That’s like saying we should shut down Los Angeles because it’s built in an earthquake zone.” In the hope that more people share the perspective of former Senator Breaux than of Speaker Hastert, I’ve donated to the Salvation Army for their relief efforts. If you haven’t, I hope you might, too. (And take care, Daisy and Sharon.)

Thank You, John Breaux

2 thoughts on “Thank You, John Breaux

  • September 2, 2005 at 11:33 am
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    can you send me the link to the slashdot punks?

  • September 2, 2005 at 12:11 pm
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    Done.

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