Ill-Considered Filterless Reaction Of The Day

"Western governments rushed to step up their pledges for the earthquake relief effort after their initial response to the disaster was condemned as slow-moving and financially inadequate. The United States, which was under pressure to increase a pledge of $500,000 (£280,000) considered almost derisory by many Pakistanis when it was made over the weekend, announced it intended to give $50 million in emergency aid...."

--The Independent Online Edition, 11 October

The spread of American culture is now complete. We, on this ever-shrinking planet, have now moved beyond blaming our own governments for not being both omniscient and omnipotent (now there's a scary thought) and have begun blaming random governments on the other side of the world?

But why stop there? Personally, i think that if the Bush administration had any compassion or concern for humanity whatsoever, they would have prevented the Pakistani earthquake from happening at all. Obviously the only reason they didn't was out of deep racial and religious hatred. Just like when Federal troops occupied New Orleans under the flimsy guise of "rescuing" people and "providing food and water." I mean, we spend all that money on the military and still they can't control the earth's tectonic forces? There's just no excuse. This is clearly a matter for the World Court. In fact, i think they should clear their entire docket especially for it, just as soon as they've finished acquitting those nice freedom fighters from Sierra Leone.

See if i vote Bushco in '08.