Quick thoughts after dinner

While I am digesting my last meal, I thought that I would put down a few thoughts before I started studying again.

First, A lot of people seem to be pretty upset at George Bush for not doing something sooner. Look, if you have an honest gripe against him, then you need to point it out. The fact of the matter is that Louisiana's leaders screwed up big time, and people got killed because of it. How can I be so sure that they are the culprits? Well, Houston went from planning shelter for 25,000 people (after moving them 300+ miles) to opening the doors in less than twenty-four hours. New Orleans, by contrast, had days of warning to arrange for movement of people being evacuated, and to provide shelter for the rest. Somehow, Houston managed to pull it together, and New Orleans did not. So, I think that maybe the governor of Louisiana should have declared martial law and requested assistance with a little more celerity. I also think that the mayor should have stated that looters would be shot on sight before the hurricane hit. I also think he should not have bunkered down in a position that would have cut his communications with the rest of the government. So, these guys screwed up. This should be a stark lesson to people who think that local and state elections don't mean anything, or that it's okay to vote capriciously. 

Some of you may be wondering if I am doing anything for the refugees down the street. I am not doing anything... yet. I have to take the next part of my medical licensing exam an a week and a half, so I am kind of preoccupied. There is something else, as well. This should warm the cockles of your hearts, and make you proud to be a Texan, if you are lucky enough to claim that honor. You see, there was an eMail sent out to the medical students asking for volunteers to help run a clinic 24 hours a day. Within hours, the solicitor sent an eMail saying that he had so many volunteers that he could not answer all the replies, and that if you were not contacted, then you would not be scheduled. Then, apparently, there was such an uproar of people wanting to help, that he had to split shifts in order to get people to quit bothering him, and give the rest another point of contact for helping out. This all happened in less than 24 hours.

Welcome to Texas.

I wonder what will happen in the next few weeks, though. I see the refugees starting to spread out and hang out on the corners. They are starting to kind of wander around the local area. Fortunately for me, the street I live down is not very inviting, so they are mostly congregating on the other side of the astrodome. Still, I wonder what will happen in time when these refugees have gotten over their initial gratitude for their salvation, and start to get bored and restless, with plenty of time on their hands and little money.

Well, Texans are known for our hospitality, but we are known for other things, as well.

Respectfully Submitted,
-doc Russia

UPDATE: Read the last line, and tell me what you think:

"...I'm totally against guns, but I bought one this week,"

Yeah, guns are all eeeeviiiillllll black assault weapon bullet hoses right up until the time that you need one, and then they are more precious than being a hypocrite. Unfortunately, he will probably wait until he feels safe, and then he will sell it and go back to hating guns, and voting for people who would deny that right to others, conveniently forgetting the real and palpable security it once provided him when the fallibility of the state was shown.