Posted by Dinah on September 9, 2008, at 13:29:22
In reply to Re: Open Mic Night at the RNC » caraher, posted by Sigismund on September 4, 2008, at 4:16:16
What's wrong with that?
I assure you that people of Louisiana were saying a fair number of prayers themselves. And don't at all mind our president and other Americans adding their voices.
We also are sending up a few prayers of thanksgiving that unseasonably dry air significantly weakened Gustav before landfall.
There are a large number of religious people here in Louisiana. Catholic down along the coast, Protestant in Northern Louisiana. I assure you that the vast majority of us did not take any offense at having prayers said for our safety..
Nor did the government stand idly by and merely pray for us. The evacuation was a model of interagency cooperation and efficiency. It was so breathtaking it brought tears to my eyes, and admiration for the ever competent Governor Jindal swelled my heart. Federal, state, and local officials worked together to get resources where they needed to be.
The return to our homes might still need some tweaking, but our federal government, state governments, and local governments are to be greatly commended.
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