Faced with widespread catastrophic damage, the extent of which
cannot be fully understood in the circumstance, in New York and surrounding areas, who would wish to be responsible for responding to this crisis in its many different faces.
Who would like to be Mayor of New York or any affected town, or Governor of a State or President of the Nation , charged with responsibility of correcting all the problems and meeting everyone's need ?
How bad does a catastrophy have to be before it's acknowledged to be beyond human capacity?
Is that totally unthinkable?
Could panic be a definite risk?
Would not the obvious priority be to prevent panic and provide assurance the best that can be done will be done?
To maintain a sense of normalcy wherever it can be found.?
So the Mayor of New York first said the Marathon would go ahead. Before the full extent of catastrophe had been determined but at a time when above all else calmness and confidence was needed
Later he changed the decision.
Erin, a bright young journalist on CNN, the twenty-four hour news channel commented ;
" Mayor Bloomberg finally came to his senses"
She's a pretty little thing, dark hair, flashing eyes and a winning smile.
Her reading style is without peer. She doesn't hesitate to ask provocative questions, fully confident her superior grasp of the situation is sufficient to allow her to make the disparaging comment about the Mayor's judgement.Never fora moment imagiig she might be contributing to the real and constant danger, mayhem could erupt instantaneously.
The National Guard have another function.
Oh to have the luxury of never having to second-guess oneself beyond the competition to coin the best phrase that might bring one to national attention.
The New York catastrophe has all the potential of growing worse before it gets better. Efforts to contain it must be super-human.Who can give such a guarantee?
They need our prayers or whatever else it might take to get them through.
There is a winter storm that might hit N.Y. It will be very interesting to see the voter #'s for N.Y. and New Jersey. I cannot recall a similar situation affecting the votes of so many people. Can anyone else?
ReplyDeleteNew Yorkers are tough, resilient and bloody stubborn. They didn't have any murders for 2-3 days, car pools are now in effect, hitch-hiking is common once more. It is the infrastructure that can cause problems. And Police have better things to do than guard gas stations.
ReplyDeleteGas rationing according to your car license, odd & even days, seems to be working. It is odd that the National Guard haven't been called in but there must be a solid reason.
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