Katrina: The Anti-9/11

Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks cited an unnamed blogger when he referred to the shameful response to Katrina as the anti-9/11. (Anyone know who the blogger is?) Update: It was The American Scene.

"Anti-9/11" pretty well sums up the shame and horror of the national disgrace, and yes, it will certainly have some very negative consequences on the American psyche.

I think it is a huge reaction we are about to see. I mean, first of all, they violated the social fabric, which is in the moments of crisis you take care of the poor first. That didn't happen; it's like leaving wounded on the battlefield.

So there is just -- in 9/11 you had a great surge of public confidence. Now I think we are going to see a great decline in public confidence in our institutions. And so I just think this is sort of the anti-9/11 as one of the bloggers wrote. --David Brooks, New York Times columnist, JIM LEHRER Newshour transcript

Via Talkleft

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