UNIT 2 JOURNAL 3.


The confluence between politics and disaster relief was put forth with stark clarity during President Obama visit to the town of Brigantine, NJ in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with him was Governor Christie, and with them were also the political implications of the elections that were held a mere 6 days after the visit.


Mr. Obama pledged "we are here for you and we will not forget." at the time of his visit and spent the time hugging residents that had lost their homes to the storm. Now, almost two year after the storm hit, apparently they are not there and seems to have forgotten. The government response seems to have been slow in coming and there has been still issues confronting the community members and the insurance companies.


It seems that still a just and good balance is not found regarding the roles that government and community must play. It is clear that governments should and could exercise their power by making sure that the communities have the  resources needed to rebuild as well as being stewards of said resources to ensure that they are spent in the proper way.