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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (290)	9/7/2006 6:20:04 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 441

I can't speak for Louisianians in general, since I don't live there anymore. My impression, based on family and friends in Louisiana and Mississippi is that they don't politicize Katrina like the rest of the country does. A hurricane is an Act of God. And it doesn't matter whether the government is Democrat or Republican, Acts of God happen. As for what happened afterward, everybody's just disgusted at them all, doesn't matter whether they're Republican or Democrat, they dropped the ball.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (290)	9/7/2006 6:26:16 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 441

Just too bad that Katrina happened at a time where politics had become so personalized that you can't say "this is wrong" without being condemned as a traitor. Also too bad that politicians have become the whipping boys for every poor choice made over many years, long before they were elected, or over which they had no oversight nor control. The body politic -- God bless it -- is made up, by and large, of less than rational individuals. My working hypothesis is that no more than 15% of the electorate is fully rational. I still believe in democracy, because, even if they aren't entirely rational, they know their own self-interest better than any king or dictator, no matter how "benevolent."