For the last few days, the media has been abuzz with talk about whether or not the Republican Convention should be curtailed because Hurricane Isaac would be hitting Louisiana at the same time. It seems to me that this is not the right story to follow. The Republicans in Tampa cannot do anything to help the folks in the path of the storm. That responsibility belongs for the moment to president Obama. So what is Obama doing? You guessed it. He is out campaigning for re-election. He hasn't even bothered to interrupt his campaign schedule to monitor events in the Gulf when the hurrican comes ashore later today. To make matters worse, Obama has been giving the storm short shrift. Once again, Obama is more taken with what he says than what he does. His speeches are full of words about how we all need to fight the storm together. According to Lousiana's governor, however, Obama has failed to issue the full federal disaster declaration that would allow Louisiana the full resources needed to deal with the storm. Even worse, the Obamacrats are not responding promptly to requests from the state in this time of crisis. I guess Obama figures that he is unlikely to carry Louisiana in November so he sees no reason to spend time doing his job.
This is the real story here. Don't hold your breath waiting for the media to cover it, however.
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