Thanks DU - my Letter was published with some help from the folks here

I think it was Tom Yossarian Joad that came up with the last line I used. Thanks!

I was responding to a letter that said that Katrina proved that you can't rely on the government to do anything for you...

At The Helm
The person who wrote about not expecting the government to take care of us during crisis needs a history lesson. It was FEMA that won the glowing praise of then-Governor George W. Bush for their response to a disaster in Texas. It was the Feds who tracked down, arrested and convicted the terrorists responsible for the first World Trade Center bombing. It is the US government under the CDC who leads worldwide response to any disease outbreak. It was the federal government who led the charge to put a man on the moon and win two World Wars. Let's also not forget leading us out of the Great Depression and winning the Cold War. While it is far from perfect, the government has proven it can lead our country to do great and wonderful things when it has a capable person at the helm. Unfortunately, George W. Bush now leads our government.

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You have to click on Front Page & then Speak Out to find it.

I saw that!

For some reason I'm addicted to "Speak Out". I read it every week. That was a great response!

Too many Freeper-ish letters in there lately... I've been too lazy in my writings. It's been at least 2 months since I had more than 1 in there in a week.

And thanks to Tom Joad for that great closing line. He deserves the name. That letter is what we should all strive for. It just points out the facts and does so in a way that could not be considered offensive or beyond reason. Humor can be a great tool as well, but I think irony might be too much for the self delusional to understand.

I got editing help from several other DUers, too.