In the last 72 hours, Hurricane Katrina has introduced us to human tragedy in the U.S. on an unthinkable level. It has also spawned commentary of all kinds and from all perspectives, left and right, on who is to blame for what. One prominent commentator pointed out that the governor of hard-hit Mississippi was a key figure in the resistance to a national climate change policy. Whatever the facts there, it is tasteless to be pointing fingers when people are suffering and many dying. There is time for environmental, political and social critique and reform later -- right now the urgency is to comfort the afflicted.
Posted by Dave at September 1, 2005 08:07 AM