Patrick's Rants

Both Presidential candidates claimed they were in touch with the potential landfall of hurricane Gustav on the Louisiana coast. John McCain scaled back the first day of the Republican National Convention and visited the state prior to landfall.

Let’s get real though. Neither of these guys, Obama nor McCain, could do anything for preparation or to assist. Obama was “in touch” with the head of FEMA. This storm – the preparation, the success or failure – fell onto the state of Louisiana, the preparedness of FEMA after its last embarrassing ass kicking when Dubya was off vacationing and Brownie couldn’t get things organized. Yes, the blame fell everywhere – and this time they were ready.

But “my friends” neither Obama or McCain had a damn thing to do with it.