George Lakoff on Hurricane Katrina

Lakoff wrote the influential book "Don't Think of An Elephant" last year, and his article on Katrina from Alternet.org this week hits it right on the head:

"Katrina's tragic consequences were not just due to incompetence, natural disaster, or Bush policies (though he is accountable). This is a failure of moral and political philosophy."

You can read the whole article here. It's like I posted (stole!) the other day from Amy Sullivan at the Washington Monthly (who actually stole from Joan Walsh at Salon! Hehe...) - what we're seeing is the failings of conservatism played out in the Gulf Coast.

Hope you all have a great weekend. Shalom!