The economic stimulus deal has convinced me that there is no hope for United States politics. Let's collectively borrow $146,000,000,000 and have ourselves a great little shopping spree! That'll fix everything! It's like looting the safe while the ship is sinking: you're going to miss the lifeboats.

I don't think I'm going to vote in the upcoming election. I just don't see the point. It doesn't matter who wins, the Democrats and Republicans pull the same crap and the only difference is the spin they put on it. The system in the United States is broken, it's only a matter of time until it implodes.

The media is such fucking bullshit. They have been completely obsessed with the "looting" of grocery stores and drug stores at the same time mostly overlooking widespread profiteering at the expense of refugees. Hotels, gas stations and even markets in some areas are gouging prices as people flow from the effected cities and towns looking for basic needs. When the profiteering is mentioned, there is no talk about cracking down on the people doing it. I guess people stealing from businesses for survival purposes is a "complete breakdown of moral order", but businesses stealing from refugees of a natural disaster is just good olde fashioned capitalism.

It's amazing how the current regime in Washington goes about this crisis so blithely. They should be dropping amphibious vehicles and soldiers into the city. They should be dropping humanitarian rations. They have the capability, they are just choosing not to do it. I guess it would put too much of a strain on resources already devoted to two wars.

The entire scene has descended into chaos, and the victim blaming has begun in ernest. I'm astounded and angered at what's going on and feel powerless to do anything about it.