Stare Into the Eyes of Rita

I've received a number of @mails from viewers regarding Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Here's another one, wonderfully written by a lady here in Lake Charles whom I think speaks for many Louisianians.
-Jim

"This too shall pass" says a lady, standing among the debris, of all that's left of a home where her family once lived.
Where does one get this kind of courage? We can say, from faith and trust in our Lord, but when faced with so much devastation, you wonder how so many are dealing with this tragedy.
We are still watching news, months after the hurricanes that swept through and changed everything we were, about the lost, the displaced and the homeless.
You have to ask yourself.... "what went wrong" "what remains wrong" with the help, that so many need?
The United States, Our Country, is so quick to jump, to protect, provide and defend, so many other countries, what happened here?
We as citizens have came to the rescue to these countries, also...providing monetary donations, clothing, medical help, food, even our loved ones to defend them from terror, etc.
Something is very wrong right now with our system.
For us to watch the horrors, of our people, go through, what they are going through, right now and not question our leaders, is preposterous.
There are questions that have yet to be asked and wondered about :
Why was there not a freeze placed on everything from gas to hotel accommodations, when this happened?
Why were so many, left to die or suffer as they did?
Why are there still thousands, if not millions, displaced, jobless, lost, homeless Americans, left with the burdens from these hurricanes?
Other questions about the cost of utilities from major corporations, remain.
Questions about, where do we go from here, how etc?
Something is definitely wrong, and if this is how our country's leaders take care of its people and its nation, then we are in for big trouble.
I couldn't imagine if anything else happened, as bad as these hurricanes.
If this is a representation of things to come then people, get ready.
What has happened, should prepare all of us and be a warning, that we are on our own and it will be man for man, if anything surpasses this devastation.
We all have the proof, that when it comes to we the people of the United States placed with such terror, that we are on our own.
The handouts we have received from FEMA, Red Cross, food programs etc., are deeply appreciated, but there is still, a multitude of need and it is sitting right outside our doors, but we cant have it, because of red tape and a failed system.
SHAME ON THAT!
My prayers go out for those who are still not seen.
I wonder how well things would have went, had it happened to the States which our leaders call home?
God Bless the South and its people. They will rise again.
My grandson made a comment the other day that touched my heart and made me wonder....
"Mawmaw, I think free Christmas trees and gifts should be passed out to everyone who lived in the hurricanes."
"Well, grandson, I think so too..." then the thought in my mind was, if we can't even provide roofs, how can we provide something as simple as that?
Stare into the eyes of Rita and say a prayer.
Special thanks go out to the team of KPLC who continue great coverage and keeping us all updated on what's going on.
God Bless,
Patricia Guynes
Lake Charles, L o U i S i A n a