Blizzard of October '05

Today, thousands of people wake up in West Virginia without power and without the ability to leave their homes because of the blizzard that has befallen the Mountain State. Schools are closed and people are sitting at home without TV or Internet Access. Yes, it snowed here but we need to look at the deeper problem with the snow...who caused this and why weren't people prepared?

It starts at the top. Where was President Bush during the preparations for this blizzard? Why wasn't he here to help the great people of West Virginia? And where was FEMA? I have yet to see an adequate response to this great natural disaster. To date, and I have no confirmation of this but I'll say it anyway, I believe there are over 10,000 dead and that number could climb as high as 25,000. The National Guard has ordered at least 15,000 body bags.

People without power have been evacuated to the Woody Williams Armory, which I hear could be without power. There is murdering and raping occuring there. The smell of all the people there would be enough to overcome most people. Food and water is in short supply and the mayor is no where to be found. There are busses snowed in at the Bus Depot in Marion County. Why weren't the busses dispatched before this disaster?

Here in Clarksburg, there is looting in the streets. They have broken in to Wal-Mart and stolen the guns. Crime is running rampant. The National Guard is afraid to go into the city because they don't know what they will find in this war zone. Only the poor folks are suffering though because the rich either evacuated before the storm or have nice fire places to keep them warm.

The people of West Virginia are clearly victims of George Bush's class war. Had West Virginia been a rich state, Bush would have saved us but because we're poor, he has left us to suffer through this unbelievable storm. Where is George Bush today? How dare he not be in this state trying to stop this storm. Where is the federal response? How many innocent West Virginians must suffer before this government steps up and changes the weather patterns? Clearly this is the effect of global warming...err, cooling. Global something, that's for sure.

I, for one, am not taking it any more. Something must be done and someone needs to do it. It won't be me but someone better do something or I'm going to be mad and whine about it and complain. But, that's all I'll do because I don't have the ambition to actually make a difference. And that's all I have to say.