a friend jeff was writing about the blame game that is going on about hurricane Katrina. Yeah I know I didn't blog much about it, but this thing is so huge, it is really hard to imagine the complexities of this disaster.

Right as it was all happening, I found myself glued to the TV (at work) spending countless hours gawking at this event as it unfolded. I admit I cried with compassion once or twice as I tried to empathize with the parents of small children, and how hard it would be to lose a parent, or other loved one.

So lots of people get blamed for the disaster that ensued.

Part of the problem is that cable news - well they can't stop talking, because that would mean dead air, and they would lose viewers... so they just keep running at the mouth... also, conflict will keep viewers tuned in to see how the conflict will be resolved, so conflict = viewers= ratings= advertising= mulah

get it? conflict = MONEY

basically these folks get paid to keep you watching the screen.

OK we have that on the one side
and on the other side of the argument

If the government stands around twiddling their thumb when a natural disaster happens, and there is mass chaos in a large city like that - well, someone needs to tell them to get off their butts and do something about it. Almost everyone agrees that part of the reason the government was ill prepared to deal with this natural disaster, is that all our good troups are tied up killing people all around the world.

Actually, I think that we can put much of the blame on the crazy guy whoever first came up with the idea to build below sea level... its just not a good idea...

That said, I think that insurance companies should be realistic and charge a very large price to insure properties that are in high risk areas... any high risk areas. It just makes sense... People will tend to lean toward building in safe places, and people who like to take risks, will take their chances, and wont be surprized when they gamble their property away.