I’m pretty angry right now, but I did want to mention one group that hasn’t received the praise they deserve–the United States Coast Guard was first in and continues to run an amazing and astounding rescue operation. Dangling out of helicopters isn’t my idea of a fun profession, but I’m damn glad those heroes do.
And let me add the State of Texas. Even if they overpromised too many beds, that’s erring on the side of trying to do too much and Governor Goodhair has been done an incredible job trying to demonstrate an amazing level of hospitality and compassion.
I think we all need to also acknowledge the heartening sights of this last week. For all the abyssmal failures of leadership there’s good things happening.
Praising the good and criticizing the failures are not mutually exclusive. I’m sure we’ve all been having feelings of both praise and frustration/anger.