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Published Friday, September 02, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? I was supposed to see a comedy show last night, but I couldn't bring myself to it. I'd been avoiding the reality of our national crisis for too long. We all have. The siutation in and around New Orleans is more than untenable. It's unconscionable. How can the rest of America operate as though nothing has happened? Something tremendously tragic continues to unfold in New Orleans. People are dying needlessly. Many bloggers have posted links for the Red Cross, FEMA and other aid organizations. We must do more. We should've done more already. Aren't we all Americans? Or do the poor, the hungry, the tired huddled masses not matter if they're not in New York City? President Bush stood at Ground Zero four years ago and sounded tough with rescuers there. Where is he now? Where are we now? What is taking so long?