It would be an irony to associate the Gustav with a political situation, hitherto thats how the world's largest democracy would step forward and define it as. As Gustav gears up to be the Successor to the Katrina, the alarming situation has much provoked a political debate which even President George Bush would be contemplating to overcome as he strives to witness the dawn of his government.Crisis Management would pave its way to a political campaign which was unheard of till date.
Ask the republicans who have supposedly called for 'ceasefire' and have asked for the nation to respond to the gustav as one unit. The political implications of this strategy seem too far stretched.While Mccain quotes " He would be the first to hit the soil of the affected areas unlike George bush during katrina who was on a holiday and was running 2 days behind the Katrina - which by then had given up in the wait for our man.
Mccain's moral support and physical presence at the location - does it do any good to a nation which would be thriving for Relief at that time. Except for a few photo shoots and media attention ,Mccain being present at the affected locations would only call for attention rather than action. Remember the firefighters(group which extended a helping hand at the time of Katrina),their first task was to stand beside Bush for a photo shoot when they arrived at the location.Sad,but thats the obstinate ground reality.
In 2005, the response to the Katrina was astronomically different than the one now, This time around the preparations seem to be in place.People have been moved from Louisiana-thanks to the mode of transport available and relief assistance groups which are ready to fight the raging battle with the Gustav. All this for the power which is up for grabs.The democrats for sure are not lagging in this race, though they have maintained a low profile on this issue so far, Obama might be composing another political note on parallel lines as that of Republicans. Cynics like me would view this as 'political chess', the end sufferer of this battle is the human pawn while the administrative troop stays safe and tailors another strategy. I wish to to be proved wrong this time.
Ask the republicans who have supposedly called for 'ceasefire' and have asked for the nation to respond to the gustav as one unit. The political implications of this strategy seem too far stretched.While Mccain quotes " He would be the first to hit the soil of the affected areas unlike George bush during katrina who was on a holiday and was running 2 days behind the Katrina - which by then had given up in the wait for our man.
Mccain's moral support and physical presence at the location - does it do any good to a nation which would be thriving for Relief at that time. Except for a few photo shoots and media attention ,Mccain being present at the affected locations would only call for attention rather than action. Remember the firefighters(group which extended a helping hand at the time of Katrina),their first task was to stand beside Bush for a photo shoot when they arrived at the location.Sad,but thats the obstinate ground reality.
In 2005, the response to the Katrina was astronomically different than the one now, This time around the preparations seem to be in place.People have been moved from Louisiana-thanks to the mode of transport available and relief assistance groups which are ready to fight the raging battle with the Gustav. All this for the power which is up for grabs.The democrats for sure are not lagging in this race, though they have maintained a low profile on this issue so far, Obama might be composing another political note on parallel lines as that of Republicans. Cynics like me would view this as 'political chess', the end sufferer of this battle is the human pawn while the administrative troop stays safe and tailors another strategy. I wish to to be proved wrong this time.
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