the day the Presidency of George W. Bush came to a stop

August 25th is the day Hurricane Katrina came ashore in the United States Gulf Coast states, and it is the day the Presidency of George W. Bush came to a stop.

In political theory the leader of a democracy cannot lead or put their agenda forth without the support of the people.

With a President that did not win the election with a majority of the popular vote either in his first term or second, he has seen what little support he had left, blow away in the winds of Hurricane Katrina.

Yes Katrina is a tragedy, but it can also be looked on as a light that has been shown on the fragile nature of the American society, and that Americans need to start to elect their leaders, based on substance, rather than the sizzle.

Yes, Canadians should not let politics get in the way of helping out our neighbours to the south.

We must do that because that is what is right.

We must be prepared for two years of uncertainty in the world, because the President of the United States cannot get his agenda through, nor can he stand in front of either the USA or the world, and say it is the United States’ brand of democracy that should be exported to the world.

It is the United States’ brand of democracy that has seen a chasm between the haves and have nots become a national disgrace, and bring light to the fact there is still a huge difference between what it means to be a white American, and what it means to be a black American.

Hopefully, we in Canada will see that we must work towards persuading people of substance to run for election, and to elect good people based on substance and vision that is based in reality and not in the clouds of rhetoric and dogma.