Sobering Thoughts

Its been awhile since I last posted something and for that I apologize. (I have written things but did not post them for a variety of reasons) Anyway, with the events in Japan growing more desperate with every passing hour, my thoughts have turned toward the differences in cultures. Haiti experiences a massive destabilizing event much like Japan has just experienced and still, after close to 14 months, has debris piled in the streets.  Will Japan still have tsunami debris choking roads and building lots after 14 months? I would wager that would be a emphatic no. If the coast of California was hit by the type of wave Japan was hit by, would debris be piled on the streets after 14 months?  I would bet on yes.  Why, you may ask, do I think that in the land of the free and brave, junk would still be piled on the streets of LA after 14 months?  Its taken 10 years to dig a hole at ground zero in NYC, several buildings were to be completed by now but have yet to be started, and the Port Authority has gone through 3 or 4 directors in that time.  Would California be any different?  We are passing from an industrious country with the will and desire to get it done, to a country that needs a new study on the impact of everything and anything all the time.  One day we will be faced with something along the lines of what Japan has experienced. Will we stand up and clean up or will we study the problem till our deaths consume us?