The Government is not the Problem...

In reference to hurricane Sandy and the recovery efforts...

I know anger is one of many natural reactions when faced with devastation.  So maybe I'm just missing something, but there are some issues during natural disasters that the government just can't fix, at least, not immediately. 

I've seen many on TV screaming at America, "We have no heat!"  "I've lost everything and no one is doing anything about it!"  These angry proclamations just affirm so many people are dependent on the government to fix their problems while blaming them for the same. I know they are waiting on electricity to be restored but that just takes time.  Where do they expect the government to bring in heat from?  Maybe moving all the politicians in Washington to the affected areas...have them talk about the promises they are gonna keep, attack their fellow political rivals and praise themselves for all the good they have done...there's the hot air needed for those who have no heat. The perfect government solution to getting the people the heat they keeping screaming about not having. 

Where are the shelters?  And if there are any, why aren't they being recognized for the good they are trying to do?  I remember there being many, many shelters in the wake of Katrina; as far west as Texas, as far north as Memphis, as far east as Florida....an affirmation that maybe the South just takes better care of it own.

A fellow friend, CP, made 2 very valid points on FB...recognizing the Southern Baptist Convention sending numerous relief units..."Is it better to tithe than pay taxes?"  You could add giving to charities to that idea...The Salvation Army being one of them.

To end this post, I'll quote his next point which says so much with just a few words: "I remember during Katrina, people leaving homes without electricity to help people without homes."