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| 1.05.2005 |
6:12 PM New Year, Schnew Year Let me say it right off the bat: I hate New Year's Eve. And come to think of it, the rest of the "Holiday Season" can take a flying leap too. I'm sick of people resolving this, scrambling to do that, and being so busy gifting, regifting, drinking, and stuffing themselves on ham/turkey/goose/baby whale that we forget the holidays should be about taking care of each other. Sad to say that it takes a devastating tsunami to show what really matters. And frankly, I'm aghast it took the U.S. president four days to say anything about it, offer condolences, or announce any sort of disaster aid. Is that the best the United States has to offer? Do we have to be shamed -- yes, shamed -- to fork over assistance that should have been forthcoming immediately, without reservation or hesitation? Consider this: Sandra Bullock donated $1 million on her own in disaster relief, one-fifteenth of what the United States originally offered. Formula One racer Michael Schumaker of Germany pledged $10 million, or two-thirds of the initial U.S. aid package. Good for them, shame on President !&*(wad. So what that we later offered $350 million? Australia, which has a tenth of our population, has promised $810 million. Germany and Japan have been similarly forthcoming. What really gets me is that had I been advising the president, the White House (which apparently has been moved to Crawford, Texas) would have put out a release within hours of the tsunami declaring our condolences for the affected South Asian countries and offering whatever aid we could, including immediate Navy Seabee (construction battalion) and Army Corps of Engineers assistance in restoring roads in washed-out areas. What are these guys thinking? |
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