Hurricane Katrina, One Year Later

August 29th will mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and yet nothing has changed. In fact things have just gotten worse. Houston is blaming a surge in violence on Katrina refugees, FEMA announced that 118,000 trailer locks must be changed because a few keys will open all of them, 90% of New Orleans remains detroyed and not a single person has been held responsible for the deadly, not to mention costly, clusterfuck that occured last summer.

The only retribution will come this November when the midterm elections show just how little faith people have in this current government.

That said, I remain a pessimist. I think there is a very good chance that voters will balk and re-elect the same nimrods to office. With the latest terror alert and the ones that are sure to follow as the election nears, the poll numbers inch upwards for Republicans. (For more on the connection between terror alerts and Bush's poll numbers, watch Kieth Olbermann tonight; I will post the transcript as soon as it's available.)

If we get the House or even the Senate back in November, maybe we can finally get back to running a government and not a private machine for corporate interests turning out legislation to benefit the top 1% of wage earners.

FEMA Changing Locks On Trailers (AP)

Katrina Victims Blamed for Houston Crime (AP)

Those Who Fled Katrina On Own Did Better (AP)