Obama Aids Flood Relief

Call it pandering if you like, but at least it is pandering for a good cause. In an effort to help out with the recent floods in the Midwest, Obama filled sandbags yesterday in Quincy, IL and sent out an email to his supporters urging them to donate to the Red Cross. The homepage of his website also has an appeal to support the flood victims

Comparisons to President Bush and Hurricane Katrina are inevitable. While Bush was holiday, people’s homes were destroyed. Obama, on the other hand, took time off of his work to help people. The man isn’t even president, but he is already doing the work of one. Instead of focusing on his campaign and how great he is, Obama has decided to use his influence to help those in need.

To those who might say that Obama is just doing what a good presidential candidate would do, that may be, but neither of the other two major candidates have messages on their homepages about the disaster. And besides, even if he is just doing what a good candidate would, it should not take away from the fact that he is doing something good that helps other people.

Here is a link to the Red Cross if you wish to aid the victims of these recent floods.