Conclusions

I started another post on Hurricane Katrina and all the fingerpointing, and then I just decided that it's pointless and futile to keep blogging it. I've sent my contribution. If I went down there, I'd be more burden than help.

There are furious arguments and denunciations going on throughout the media and the blogosphere, but what good will come out of them? None that I can see. Those blaming Bush will only invite counterexamples like this one and this and this. There's plenty of ammo to go around. If you want to excuse people for not helping themselves and local and state government for dithering, which I'm willing to forgive, why does that lead to the conclusion that Bush, Brown and everybody at FEMA is culpable to the Nth degree? It must be a liberal thing.

This is not the last natural disaster we'll have, and a lot of people who tried to help this time will probably not do it again. This is why some doctors fear to stop and help victims in a car wreck. They risk getting sued for malpractice if they do.

Most of us, however, will still try to help however we can. That's what Christians do. We'll just remember that, like raising children, it's a thankless task and often all you get is disrespect.