Memories

I seem to recall, that back in 2005 after Katrina hit New Orleans that there was a certain segment of the population that made much of President Bush's decision to inspect the damage from the air, rather than on the ground.

Now, anyone who's ever been around a presidential visit knows how much disruption is involved from a security standpoint.  I would argue that for Bush to have actually visited New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Katrina, would have been counterproductive and would have actually taken resources away from the relief efforts.  But, let's set that rational line of thought aside for a moment.

At the time much was made of the fact that Bush was insensitive to the suffering and here were even charges that there was some sort of evil plot by the Bush administration to try to wipe out the residents of New Orleans.   This conveniently ignores the massive failures of the local and state democrat officials, but again let's leave that aside.

THE TOPIC of this post, is the deafening silence regarding P-BO's unwillingness to interrupt his vacation in the Hamptons (you know where he can hang out with a bunch of rich white people) to even fly over as assess the damage caused by recent floods (I haven't really been keeping track since Friday afternoon, so it's possible that there has been a pause in the golfing, but I haven't heard much).   TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE TOPIC, I am not criticizing P-BO for his actions or lack thereof.  I believe that a president can deal with crises while on vacation, and I further believe that the taking of vacation is important.   What I am pointing out AS THE TOPIC, is the rank hypocrisy of those on the left who are quite content to give P-BO as pass while slamming Bush.   What I am also pointing out is that far to many on the political left, probably are blind to the hypocrisy and double standard they are engaging in.

As a final note, I have to acknowledge that we are seeing one one instance where it appears that not all black lives actually matter.  I've not, to this point, seen any effort on the part of BLM to offer aid or succor to those of a similar shade of melanin to them.   To be clear, my problem is not with their lack of care and concern for the flood victims, it's for the false advertising.  It's now increasingly clear that not all black lives matter equally to BLM, and the degree of how much black lives matter is in direct proportion to how any given life can advance their political agenda.

Personally, I'd think that the value of life comes from the fact that we are created in and bear the image of God, as well as the content of ones character rather than something as incidental as how much melanin one has.