To those who watched tonight’s presidential address, I have just two questions:
1) How much are Bush’s disaster relief and recovery proposals going to cost. The state is already massively in debt as it is and running massive budget deficits to boot. Bush’s proposals are only going to increase the strain on the economy and future generations who will have to pay off the debts of today’s generation. Indeed, the strain will not be merely monetary as the increased government involvement will interfere with, constrain, and erode social and market power. Let private charity and businesses deal with the recovery and rebuilding.
2) Is Bush a Republican or a Democrat? All right, this one is a rhetorical question. Tonight’s presidential address provides a good illustration of the claim libertarians have been making for years. The answer is that there isn’t much difference between the two major political parties in the U.S., especially where the neoconservatives are concerned.
Also, check out this recent post on the Survival of New Orleans blog (Thursday, September 15th, 2005 2:50 pm): “The tech from Liebert who was going to perform maintenance on our UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for the data center was turned away since the President is here in the city today. Now I ask you, which is more important: a speech or the telecommunications infrastructure of New Orleans post Katrina?”
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