This is my first Booman post, and I realize it may not be popular. I think it is something that really needs to be discussed, though. I also posted this on Kos…
You know, I was pretty appalled when President Bush went to California to talk about the war when a portion of the country was undergoing a significant catastrophic natural disaster. Rita is predicted to make landfall on Saturday. I don’t believe that the anti-war rallies should go on as scheduled.
On a personal level I think it is disrespectful to our fellow citizens who will be having their lives torn to shreds and makes the protestors seem disconnected from the rest of the country. On a political level, I think it is bad form and has the potential to alienate many people who are finally coming around to the fact that the war was a really bad idea.
I think protests can be productive, but they can also be damning. I hope the nation-wide anti-war rallies are rescheduled to show respect for the lives of our Gulf Coast brethren.