Posted on 08/29/2005 5:23:23 AM PDT by pabianice
He was comenting how the Gulf of Mexico was 91 degrees. Isn't it always about that temp?
But the Dutch don't have hurricanes
That's a joke, son. (Nice kid, but about as sharp as a sack o' liver) </ Foghorn>
Mary L., another JACKA$$ braying in the wind. Happens every time they can get an interview.
Ummm.... the French?
Of course the Italians built a city in a sea/ocean. And oh, I don't know, there's a city at the mouth of another great river as well.
What's your point?
We build and overcome. It's what we do. Sometimes we pay for it, and we rebuild again.
Landrieu knows her only voter base is the "gimme, gimme, gimme" entitlement crowd that feels it's the government's job to take care of them cradle to grave, so that is who she plays to.
I guess that the small nuance that she is part of government is lost on her.
What's your point, exactly?
The Dutch and the Venetians aren't generally thought of as being in danger of any kind of hurricane, though, are they? Let's keep the apples with the apples and the socialists out of this.
See my post #102.
Then see my post #129.
New Orleans will survive and prosper.
At least now I know where your "additional monies" will come from.
/sarcasm
They are not dumb asses anymore than building a city on the San Andreas fault constitutes a dumb-ass move.
Building a city on a major fault line IS a dumb ass move.
People have choices to where they want to live and suffer the consequences of those choices.
You know what my choice of living in Lansing, Michigan, with no oceanview, costs California taxpayers? Florida residents? The good people of Louisiana? FEMA is funded by ALL 50 states. ALL taxpayers suffer the consequences of those who choose to live in areas that are not fit for habitation. I can rarely afford a trip to the coast to enjoy the view, but I get to help fund those who want to live by the ocean whether I want to or not.
You couldn't make this stuff up. Landrieu just spoke on Fox News, saying that the damage to LA will be worse than it had to be because "the government" (Evil Republicans) didn't spend enough money on building levees and other protective structures for New Orleans.
Someone should remind Landrieu that she is the senior Senator from Louisiana and has "represented" Louisiana for 7 years in the Senate. If she feels the government hasn't spent enough to reinforce New Orleans, then the blame has to rest squarely on her shoulders. It's not Bush or FEMA or anyone else's job to represent your state for you Ms Landrieu. They cannot know everything there is to know that's local to every state and municipality. THAT IS YOUR JOB TO KNOW THOSE THINGS MS. LANDRIEU and then the get something done about them. And you didn't.
So snipe away Landrieu. The finger of blame points RIGHT BACK AT YOU. If you were unable to adaquetly represent your state, then you should have let your 2002 Republican opponent win so she could have done something about it.
Makes you wonder why the Democrats didn't take care of that while they were running the country for 60 years.
Not enough time I suppose.
Absolutely. Disgusting, isn't it?
Building a city on a major fault line IS a dumb ass move.
So what do you think we should do about that?
You know what my choice of living in Lansing, Michigan, with no oceanview, costs California taxpayers? Florida residents? The good people of Louisiana?
That is your choice. People who live in California, Florida, and Louisiana must pay higher insurance rates for the choice of where they live to cover the additional risks of earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. If you want an oceanview move to California, etc.
FEMA is funded by ALL 50 states. ALL taxpayers suffer the consequences of those who choose to live in areas that are not fit for habitation. I can rarely afford a trip to the coast to enjoy the view, but I get to help fund those who want to live by the ocean whether I want to or not.
That's right all 50 states support FEMA, including California, Florida, and Louisiana. So what do you propose to do with those people "who choose to live in areas that are not fit for habitation?" Who decides that and on what basis? I think you are suffering from coastal-envy. LOL.
Well, when you build your city six feet below sea level....
I was going to express my outrage, too, but I had too many tacos last night. I have to go take a landrieu.
Hey Mary:
How much money did the Clintoon adminstration spend on building levees? How about when the Dems controlled the HOR and Sen. how much was spent then?
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