The motto of the Republican party ought to be; "The party of one". Because it represents individualists who seem totally uninterested in anything that doesn't directly effect them. The Jindal rebuttal last night provides a stark example of this. Here is what Jindal says:
"...and $140 million for something called ‘volcano monitoring.’ Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, DC."
Now let me re-phrase it:
"...and $140 million for something called ‘hurricane monitoring.’ Instead of monitoring hurricanes, what Congress should be monitoring is the storm of spending in Washington, DC."
I'm sure Jindal would never say this. Why? Because hurricanes directly effect him. Volcanoes on the other hand, don't. So why should he be concerned about them. Of course, ask the people in Hawaii or the Pacific northwest about volcanoes and you will get a very different set of priorities. Of course, one could ask why people live in places where natural disasters are sure to strike, but...
We are not a nation of individuals. We live and die along with our communities. When the community at large is disrupted, we individually suffer.
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