Disaster

Death tolls are a tricky thing. Everyday or every so many hours the death toll for the number of people confirmed dead or missing jumps. I realize this is a tragic reflection of the devastation, but how is it that 20,000 can be confirmed dead, than in an hour 30,000 are confirmed dead? Who is counting the bodies? I'm not trying to make light of this, it's really weird to me. 

 

My main concern with these numbers is how this storm or that tragedy is considered the worst of all time based on some estimated number. Everything is a competition, all of a sudden Burma is out of the news and China is in. 

 

China's death toll is expected to top 50,000 while Burma's state media have raised the official death toll to 43,318 with 27,838 missing, how do they get these numbers? How can 100,000 people all just die within such a short time frame? So close to each other too. 

 

I am curious as to what happens next on a personal level. If your whole city is just ruined, you obviously loose some if not all friends and family members. How do you go on when everything is gone? 

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There's Only 4 Years Left

You may be wondering what there is only 4 years til, well that's simple my friends, 4 years til Election 2012! But we are still in the 2008 running you say, well who isn't growing tired of this endless political contest? This primary season could've used a lock-out or something. We've doing this since like October of 2007 now. Can we figure out a national primary week, or two weeks, or month? Why have we drug this out to the point where Guam and Puerto Rico are drawing the eyes of the nation about selecting the U.S. President. (just so you know I'm not mad at Guam, P.R. or any other territory, it's the Democratic strategy that put them into this position)

 

After seeing the outcome of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, it's time now to tell Hillary Clinton to call it quits. She could do the job, and I do like the idea of everyone's voice being heard but this just aint her year. Why ask for her to quit? Don't worry, I have not bought into that type of talk for the purpose of unifying the party, or cause they're giving the Republicans ammo... bullshit. For me it's the fact that Obama has won more votes from the people, it is basically impossible for her to catch up. She has been pulling out these stats including Michigan and Florida results, knowing that they do not count. She has been playing with words and this silly gas tax holiday, knowing that it won't do us drivers any good. Who's out of touch? I am frustrated by the government. Why is she in the race unless she is counting on using the same old tricks that we are all so tired of? It does the most damage to her own reputation if she can't see what's best for her party. It's time for change in this country and her brand of novelty is too familiar. 

 

I wonder if it's even possible for Obama to deliver the type of sweeping reforms he's touting? I don't think he can do it, but if he delivers half-way on half of his promises (which is more than I expect from politicians) that will be a start. 

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