Posted On: May 14, 2007, 9:09 pm CDT

Posted By: Anon

So much hostility... wow! Can't we all just get along... here: a couple rules and we'll live happier:

1) Republicans AND Democrats are trying to get re-elected and not lose the cushy job they have manipulating the US.

2) Katrina's aftermath was mishandled (The Democrat govenor and mayor failed the citizens of LA and the Republican congress and president failed the US - although there wasn't much they could do since they weren't asked to help, until too late).

3) Some foriegn aid was turned away following Katrina, often this was because it was from nations we were not willing, politically, to deal with or because it was aid that would have spoiled in transit or storage.

4) Some insurance companies horribly mishandled the aftermath of Katrina. Not that they blatantly attempted to screw policyholders (although some may have) but many policyholders are attempting to blame anyone they can for their own negligence in obtaining appropriate insurance when you live below sea level in a hurricane prone area.

5) The media's job is ratings, not reporting. What sells, runs.

6) We're not all shills for a particular company. We all have valid points (for the most part) but some choose to be more easily sucked into conspiracy theories, company bashing, or political party bashing.

Let's move on... don't build below sea level in an area prone to hurricanes, if you do, get the RIGHT insurance. If it happens again, stop complaining when a company makes a business decision to raise rates or stop writing there... MOVE! Take some personal responsibility... the government's job is not to be there to bail you out or protect you from your own ignorance. Stop making the country bail you out because of how you CHOOSE to live. Along those lines, insurance companies: pay what you're supposed to pay.

There, it's over.