Exploiting Suffering

The massive recovery effort continues in my home state of Kentucky, where several communities were just devastated by tornadoes. As we deal with our own challenges, let's all commit to praying for our fellow Americans dealing with tragic losses this Christmas.

When events like this happen, there are always heartwarming stories of heroes and good Samaritans who risk their own lives to help others. There are miracles – maybe a cross left standing amid the rubble. Such stories inspire us. 

But something not so great happens too. Some people try to exploit these tragedies. Sadly, there are reports of looting and price gouging. And, believe it or not, some left-wing politicians often try to capitalize on the suffering.

The bodies had not been pulled out of the rubble before President Biden and other progressives blamed the tornadoes on manmade global warming. They then insisted that the solution was to immediately pass their socialist, big government programs attacking our energy industry.

Years ago, Rahm Emanuel infamously said, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Well, the people of Kentucky don't want big government socialism. Most of them are traditional conservatives. Even more importantly, what Biden is saying is a lie. 

Numerous climatologists have said that you cannot make a scientific case that the tornadoes that hit Kentucky were caused by climate change or global warming. 

But whether it's COVID or weather disasters, the left is always eager to exploit suffering in order to justify more big government power grabs.