Can a Kansas tornado accomplish what the Democrats in Congress could not do?

[Bobbieo]

Make Bush and the Republicans realize the National Guard and its equipment belongs at home not in Iraq.

[stevedeshazer]

1. Didn't work with Katrina

Don't see how it will now. :shrug:

[evlbstrd]

2. New Orleans didn't faze them.

Granted, there aren't as many black people in Greenburg, KS.

[Bobbieo]

4. But isn't Kansas a strong Republican state?

[evlbstrd]

6. It's changing.

But I'd bet my last dollar Greensburg is red.

[lapfog_1]

15. I'm proud to be a native Kansan. And a KU JayHawk...

Kansas was not all THAT red when I was growing up. Yes, Kansas elected Bob Dole, but it was also the home of Dwight Eisenhower... someone who if alive today, would likely NOT be a Republican. There are some fundy areas, but also some very progressive areas as well (Lawrence comes to mind).

However, I haven't spent much time there since leaving in 1985... so my observations could be way out of date.

[SharonAnn]

17. But again, it's got a Democratic governor. A woman Democratic governor.

[MadMaddie]

5. And that is the rub...

We would all like to think that we live in a color blind society but the reality is we don't...The guard has been on the ground since it happened in Kansas....

Both the Gulf Coast and the Kansas Community suffered terribly from these disasters.....I hope that the response is better but I won't hold my breath...

Another major issue with the Guard Equipment....this administration is making no effort to replace it....so the states are getting hammered with the bill to restock the States national guard equipment.....

It really is a sad situation this country is in.....

[Monkeyman]

7. This Country is in deep trouble if the Guard is needed

Sen. Durbin for three years has been telling America that now just maybe they will see it

[MadMaddie]

9. You are right...these storms seem especially ferocious for this

time of year....Sen. Durbin raised the red flag and no one listened...

[evlbstrd]

10. And that's the truth.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

11. actually, according to the US census

there are NONE.

http://censtats.census.gov/data/KS/1602028675.pdf

[evlbstrd]

12. Hmmm.

Should be interesting.

[rodeodance]

3. was it discussed on the cable?? talk shows??

[dflprincess]

8. KO led with it tonight

showed the governor of Kansas at a press conference discussing the shortage of equipment because so much of it's in Iraq.

[Bobbieo]

13. I'm waiting for the big California quake which is overdue!

[Raine]

16. CA will make out better

than these other places because we have the resources plus we're able to impact rest of the country.

[stillcool]

14. No....

but they will throw money that way. Can't put white people in detention centers, or some might get the right idea.

[Solly Mack]

18. Bush doesn't care

he'll force an already devastated city to carry the burden of his visit and money that could have been used to help people to make his photo-op

[Ilsa]

19. I suspect the only thing that would make them realize that we don't belong

in Iraq is if there is another here. After all, they are saying we are fighting there ...blah blah. And even then, there would be the 28% that would still hang on to DimSon's orginal objectives.

[uppityperson]

20. Mrbush won't care but it will show it more to more of the public.

Each incident will show more and more and more and more.

[Xenotime]

21. * should be impeached over this.

[Berry Cool]

22. Once upon a time, a Kansas tornado brought an end to another wicked reign

Too bad we can't be guaranteed of the same effect this time.