I'm obviously a heartless conservative......

I heard stories today in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike about a few thousand residents who remained in Galveston, TX during the storm. The prediction center and the federal government warned over 2 days before the storm that everyone should evacuate the town and anyone ignoring the order would be risking 'certain death'.

Now, there are several hundred residents who are battered, bleeding, and covered in mud trying to get off the island. And of course, they're complaining about the 'slow response time' of the federal government and the Texas National Guard. I'm obviously a heartless bastard, but when does responsibility shift to the individual over the federal government? Methinks these people made a horribly bad decision and have now decided to complain about their situation while the rest of the nation says, "Why in the hell did you stay there in the first place?"

Stupid people are a hinderance to our country.