Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Right vs. Good?
Sometimes what is right is the enemy of the good, and that appears to be the case in President Bush's acceptance for the failure of the federal government in Katrina disasater. In this case, due to political pressure from people who are hostile to or clueless about federalism, Bush has made a p.r. move for the good of the country, so to speak.
However, as to what is right and proper, and ultimately what is good in the long run will be for all state and city officials to know what their disaster plan actually is and to follow it which appears to not have been the case in New Orleans. The interesting thing is that not much has been reported about federal response in other areas hit (like Mississippi and Alabama). I am not using this to claim that the federal governments response in these areas was right or proper. But I do hope that, good or bad, that the response in these areas is evaluated as well as the response in N.O.
More later if I have time!
However, as to what is right and proper, and ultimately what is good in the long run will be for all state and city officials to know what their disaster plan actually is and to follow it which appears to not have been the case in New Orleans. The interesting thing is that not much has been reported about federal response in other areas hit (like Mississippi and Alabama). I am not using this to claim that the federal governments response in these areas was right or proper. But I do hope that, good or bad, that the response in these areas is evaluated as well as the response in N.O.
More later if I have time!
