The Plan

The mayor of Ocean Springs, MS (across the bay from Biloxi) was being interviewed on MSNBC this morning regarding her and the city council living at City Hall for 12 days while waiting for FEMA support to arrive. She was asked if she contacted the local FEMA office, she did, and was given FEMA's 800 number to call.

FEMA had a plan, call the 800 number whenever telephone service was restored, until then, everyone was expected to fend for themselves. Some Plan.

This is nothing more than an example of "to the victor belong the spoils" patronage tenet of conservative republicans. Placing political hacks with no expertise other than to raise or donate money in positions affecting the safety, health and well being of the people demonstrates their utter contempt for the people.

The Republican Party has brought the Boss Tweed philosophy to Washington DC, although Boss Tweed would be green with envy at how much his Tammany Hall machine has been improved upon.

The Republican Party today stands not for the people or the nation but for passing government jobs and contracts to those who have given money to the cause, regardless of how illequipped they are to perform the job. Republicans prove, yet again, that they place The Party above the nation, The Party above the people, indeed, The Party above everything.