Sippi Lovin'

Michelle and I have fielded a pleathora of questions regarding race over the past two weeks. It is our impression that much of liberal America has painted a picture of racist congressmen/women (the federal goverment at large) depriving black and hispanic New Orleanians the right to an efficient and timely reaction. For that matter, we've been inundated with this same message as it applies to our government with most matters affected by race. As far as we are concerned, however, we believe that our government doesn't discriminate on the basis of race alone in the VAST majority of instances. It is our belief that the true moderating variable in this equation is an individual's/community's socio-economic status (SES). Granted, the two variables are highly correlated and often so intertwined that it is difficult to determine which is responsible for an outcome. This, however, is not impossible and to make such bold statements when it is still unclear which variable is most influential, we find this ludacris.

As for race, SES, and Hurricane Katrina, Michelle and I are not dismissing race entirely, but we believe that the poor response is most attributable to a lack of funds. We imagine this had its most profund impact in the years and months prior to Katrina when the state and federal governments should/could have been taking preventative measures. With regard to the federal government's reaction to this disaster, we've attached the most comprehensive article to date. Give it a look-see and let us know what your thoughts are on the matter.