Playing the Blame Game

    This is how democratic government is supposed to work. People want something (say good disaster preparation). Person A says, "I am good at disaster preparation. Please elect me." The people do so. Then a disaster comes and the response is shitty, reflecting bad preparation. Then, the people see that the response is shitty and they hold the politician accountable for his shitty response by voting him out of office. That way, the politicians to come will make damn sure that they got their fucking ducks in a row when the next disaster comes.

    To argue that we should not criticize the President in the event of a failure of government (whether it is a terrorist attack or poor disaster response or the poverty level rises for the 4th year in a row) is to argue that democracy should not be allowed to operate; that the grief of the current tragedy should be allowed to so blind us that it happens again.