I woke this morning in a relatively good mood, considering. Considering we are still in the midst of a national emergency/tragedy. Considering it is the 4th anniversary of 9/11, a day that effected me beyond my wildest imagination. All things considered, I was feeling pretty good. I was getting ready to drive out to Vacaville with Payton for the 4th and possibly 5th baseball game of the weekend. Looking forward to the drive, just the two of us. Sitting in the sun, watching a ball game and maybe indulging in an ice cream.
Then I blew it. I started reading the news via the web. I happened on this CNN story that sent me through the roof.
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Companies with
ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA are clinching
some of the administration's first disaster relief and reconstruction
contracts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
At least two
major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, President Bush's
former campaign manager and a former head of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, have already been tapped to start recovery work
along the battered Gulf Coast."
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Read the whole story. Or not. I don't want to ruin your day, too. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not so naive as to think that Clinton's cronnies didn't get some favors from the White House. But the scale at which the Bushies are making money on the tragedies of America sickens me to my core. The outright lack of ethics that this administration shows on a day to day basis is unforgivable.
Is it really 3 whole years until the next election? If this guy were running a company, he would have been fired by now. But then again, he would have found himself a nice new cushy job at Halliburton or one of its subsidiaries.
I'm going to a baseball game now.