Leadership

Wes Clark thinks that in the wake of all that is going on (i.e. Katrina, gas prices, and the war), we are not witnessing any good leadership coming from the Bush White House (he also cites this NYT editorial as reinforcement). In an environmental sense, I would have to agree. The administration is very short-sighted in that regard to allow things to get so out of control. I can't stand to think that my generation will be left with such a huge burden to gain every inch of energy independence that it can. There has simply been a severe lack of progress made in that direction since Bush came to office. Besides energy, initial reports are suggesting that the government was in fact made quite aware of the dangers facing New Orleans and the Gulf Coast but that it failed to take action, choosing instead to allow "developers... to destroy wetlands and barrier islands that could have held back the hurricane's surge." Come on now. What was that whole thing about "judging me [Bush] by the company I keep"? I thought the whole point of that was: I may be dumb, but I have smart people to run the country for me. Apparently those smart people are taking their five-week vacations right now as well.