“The responsibility of (government) for the public safety is absolute and requires no mandate. It is in fact the prime object for which governments come into existence.”
— Winston Churchill
This was quoted tonight by Keith Obermann on MSNBC, and you can read his remarks on his blog, quoted here in part:
But, nationally, these are leaders who won re-election last year largely by portraying their opponents as incapable of keeping the country safe. … And most chillingly of all, this is the Law and Order and Terror government. It promised protection — or at least amelioration — against all threats: conventional, radiological, or biological.
It has just proved that it cannot save its citizens from a biological weapon called standing water.
It has just proved that it cannot save its citizens from a biological weapon called standing water.
I don’t know about you, but next time and every time I step into a voting booth, I will
Remember New Orleans.
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