Obama on Katrina

Echoing my last post, I question the moral character of those people who vote for liberal Democrats. Saying this makes me feel like I am painting too broad of a generalization, and if you vote Democrat, I'm not saying you're a bad person- it's just that for all the talk I hear from the leftists of this country about how Bush is evil, I've never heard him gloat about people dying or bad things occurring. You may think he's an idiot and his policies are wrong, but he is a moral person- he cares about others and is genuinely anguished when bad stuff happens.

Contrast this to Democrats. They chuckle when bad stuff occurs- when hurricanes hit, a war goes poorly, the economy sputters, etc- they rub their hands in glee, and get excited that they think their chances of getting elected improved. Ask yourself- when bad things occur when Democrats are in power, do you feel joy? Or do you get bitter and upset, and out of a desire to help, vote Republican? When bad things occur when Republicans are in power, do you feel joy? Do you chuckle, get excited, and think to yourself- now we can prove that Republicans are bad- now that bad things occurred Democrats will gain in power?

Which side is moral? Which side are you on?

This isn't out of far-right field either- Obama has been trying to make political hay out of the Hurricane Katrina- which incidentally was a failure by Democrat politicians (Governor and Mayor) and big bureaucracy (FEMA), not a product of Bush and his black people hating weather machine. And here we have video of Don Fowler, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Democratic Congressman Don Spratt caught on video laughing about the fact that a hurricane is about to hit New Orleans, to the political advantage of their party.

Oh, and what does Obama propose to do if there is another government failure on the level of Hurricane Katrina. From his website, Change to Socialism, here is what he proposes with the 'Katrina Issue':

Obama introduced legislation requiring disaster planners to take into account the specific needs of low-income hurricane victims. (And) He worked with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to introduce legislation to address the immediate income, employment, business and housing needs of Gulf Coast communities.

In other words, when disaster strikes, his proposes to spend more time talking about things and provide more welfare. Why doesn't he just stop hurricanes in their tracks- after all, he is the one, and can walk on water and all that.

UPDATE: Fowler was forced to apologize today- "One doesn't anticipate that one's private conversation will be surreptitiously taped by some right-wing nutcase," said Fowler. "But that's the nature of what we're dealing with." In other words, he's sorry he got caught, but in this world of free speech and open government, sometimes it happens. Now, if you elect a Democrat, it'll never happen any more...