New Orleans reveals Bush administration's true colors

Check out my article in the Bowdoin Orient which expands upon my comments on Bush's response to Katrina.

Here's an excerpt:

Liberals have long been alleging that this president is oblivious to the needs of the poor, and rightfully so. On August 30, the Census Bureau released statistics showing that household income has failed to increase for five years in a row, the first time in recorded history this has happened.

In addition, the poverty rate actually rose last year. All this has happened despite White House claims that we are in the middle of economic recovery.

That may be the case, depending upon how you define a recovery. But what is clear is that income inequality has grown dramatically during Bush's presidency. Corporate profits, meanwhile, continue to rise steadily thanks to the war and Bush's cozy relationship with corporate America. The rich continue to get richer, and the poor continue to get poorer.

All the while, right-wing Christians continue to be under the illusion that this is a president who cares about the poor.

In the church I was raised in, we were taught that one of the core principles of Christianity was to care for the poor. It's sad that politics has made Bush forget this. Perhaps the latest tragedy will open people's eyes to the truth.