[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I don't believe Cindy was blaming President Bush for the hurricane, which I realize is how you interpreted her comments.
The way I interpreted them, was that Cindy was expressing the opinion that the devastation of several thousand lost lives (due to an ineffective evacuation system), and of hundreds of thousands of people living in horrific conditions with no food, water, etc., was due to the fact that our national budget is being directed towards this war, when funding should be directed towards avenues that would help protect our citizens from the aftermath of natural disasters, terrorism, and so forth.

Our president isn't tending to his own garden, as the saying goes.

double post...sorry