On Edge
There’s a quotation from a NY Times article that highlights how the GOP has infused the American conscious with fear.
For one factor, Sept. 11 put the entire nation on edge about the threat of terrorism. By contrast, the hurricane catastrophe was confined to one region. As a symbol, it may be powerful, but perhaps not as enduringly powerful as what occurred in New York and at the Pentagon.
In reality, the hurricanes were no less confined nor the the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 more widespread. The effects of each rippled throughout the country just as powerfully and the recovery will take just as long. So is Spearfish, South Dakota more in danger of a a hurricane or a dozen suicidal plane hijackers? They are probably more likely to be invaded by Wyoming. Politicians can only play the blame game for so long. Eventually the electorate stops living on edge and gets back to the issues: health care, education and jobs.