Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, September 09, 2007 3:06:07 PM
Great column on the differences between how Louisiana and Mississippi are coping with the tragedy of hurricane katrina, from a fellow townhaller.
Real Americans, proud citizens, take on adversity and meet it as a challenge. They tackle problems and don't continually lament, "Why". They do what must be done, regardless of the effort, regardless of the hardship, because they know they are the ones who control their own life. They understand that their destiny is determined by themselves, not others. Real Americans are the ones in the Gulf states who suffered from Katrina and Rita and did what was needed and put their hands to work to help themselves and each other.
So true.
And there is another difference. You can hardly get more red than Mississippi, and they are picking themselves up by the boot straps, while Louisiana is strapped with the likes of democrats Ray Nagan and Kathy Blanco. The citizens of Louisiana even voted Nagan back into office. Clear example of political mentality. The Republicans of Mississippi faced the challenges of Katrina knowing that the government was not going to be their ultimate savior. Some people of Louisiana are still waiting for the government to fix all their problems.
They will be waiting a long time.