Political How to guide

Hey kids, take a look at our nation's most powerful politicos and take notes. This is how you publicly end any hopes of furthering your political career.

Example 1. Hastert's comment reverberated with Fox News anchor Shepard Smith in New Orleans, who said, "In my wildest dreams, I cannot conjure up a vision of this city rebuilt."

Hastert said it makes no sense to spend billions of dollars to rebuild a city that's seven feet under sea level. "It looks like a lot of that place could be bulldozed," the Illinois Republican said in an interview yesterday with the Daily Herald of Arlington, Ill.

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Sure you're Speaker of the House but who made you God? Hmm not in my book. Enjoy your time now as the top political party because I think the winds of change are going to blow through swiftly. I'm not saying all blue states or all red states but I think there is going to be a lot of purple.

Example 2. Now, almost a week later our famed President now realizes that he's been reticent in finding ways to provide aide to the victims of this horrendous storm. I wonder what was the cause of the delay? Too busy getting oil money kickbacks because of the false panic that was set on the gas market? Not enough right wing voters in the affected areas to take notice? Or were there not hands to keep the puppet strings going in Iraq?

Yeah and who had to point this out to you? That's right, your wife! So does it seem like he surrounds himself with brilliance so that he can ply people with his Southern Charm? Damn, I turned of my charm receptor a long time ago.

Example 3. The religious right. I've had it with them, seriously. Someone should remind them of the teachings they sleep through during service on Sunday. Treat others as you wish to be treated. That means get up and take heed when the mayor of New Orleans says to help him because the people are getting out of control because everything they knew was taken away by the hand of mother nature.

To change gears a bit, I'd like to give a few shout outs.

Here's a round of applause for the state of New York who just donated $2.5 million to the Red Cross for rescue efforts. Talk about giving back to the people who helped you out when you were down and out. That's pretty classy.

Hooray for the people of neighboring states who are opening their hearts and some even their homes to help out the refugees. It is good to know that there are still people who operate on the golden rule out there.

Now will the recent turn of events make people take notice when there are storms a brewin' in the Atlantic basin? I am going to hope that's a big and resounding YES. In some way, we're all going to be hurricane hunters.