Am I the only one seeing this?

Call me unsympathetic, but I find this rationale offensive that God took a dump on Haiti and the world is now expected to come to the rescue.

And the more cash that goes in, the more the hand comes out. I feel the main problem is Haiti was a desperate situation to begin with, so it's difficult to even establish any sort of benchmark for what a "rebuilt" Haiti looks like. What are the expectations here? It's a blank check. Does it go on until the common public and media's attention span fades? Or until all the shantytowns are replaced with energy efficient and seismically reinforced public housing?



"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents."

--James Madison, while voting against lending aid to Haitian refugees, 1794

You are not alone. I'm waiting to see what comes of this mess. I feel for those people, but as you state, what's the baseline?

Like everything else

a few who spoil it for everyone.


also no one else to vent their anger at.

Looks like most of the damage they've had from hurricanes is due to mudslides.

You can blame the hurricane, or you can blame man-made deforestation.

You can blame the earthquake, or you can blame the guy who constructed the house from unreinforced concrete on a major faultline.

Personally I find it sort of futile to blame mother nature for anything.

I have a hard time making an opinion about it based on the newscasts, as I know they aren't showing the stuff they think people don't want to see. It still bleeds through though.

They were interviewing a resident who was relocating to a tent camp. He complained that there were no jobs. Uhh... yeah.

IMO, the Haitian government should've checked our job references on nation building before accepting anything.

well at least less people will be complaining about building codes and permits

We could offer them a place to stay in this country ..... Say,..... New Orleans ....

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They were too busy stuffing their pockets with the money, probably with money we gave them before the quake.

OBwan said the Washington was going to get tough with the contractors. Right, he just awarded a large campaign contributor a $25 million contract. Think that contractor will contribute to his reelection?

The big question in Haiti is "Who's getting rich?"

The sad irony is the living conditions where probably better there when the people were enslaved by the French.

Tiger threw 3 million at it. I feel a lot better about him now. Do they let you have money at the sex addiction place?

How much napalm will 3 million buy?

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Now that is harsh!

Guess the people of Haiti should have bought homeowners insurance.

cash for clunkers

IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM
AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL
PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET

A JOB,
A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,
CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION,
FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY’S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH RESPECT AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.