Posted on 08/30/2005 3:26:07 PM PDT by MetaCon
Disgusting.
Disd you expect any less of them?
It is disgusting. I can't remember the atmosphere being so poisoned.
How long before the left accuses Bush and Rove of somehow seeding the clouds to cause this, to take the attention off of Cindy Sheehan, or for some other insane reason? The left is absoultely unhinged, and has been for some time.
So much for politics stopping "at the waters' edge".
This sort of cravenness is why the Democrats have been, are, and will continue to be losers.
To answer your question, I figure about 10 minutes when tonites alphabet news stations start their World News report on the devastation in NO, I said it yesterday, this whole hurricane is Bush's fault wait and see!
A city the size of NO can't come up with 35 Million?
You mean by global warming? Those accusations are well under way! This is insanity.
The MSM will never wish to grasp that decades of corrupt Democratic pols in LA and 8 years of the Clintonistas in DC didn't get it done, yet suddenly it's supposed to be "Bush's fault" in a post-911 era of many national priorities.....
The author of this article is a complete asshat. Everyone has known for decades what the levees around New Orleans are built to withstand. How convenient that this disaster occurred during Bush's administration, so that this fool of a writer can blame him for the fact that New Orleans was built in a swamp 300 years ago.
Fair or not, everything gets blamed on the guy in charge.. Bush can deal with this handily by announcing some emergency funding for MS, LA and GE.. and be presidential surveying the damaging.
Yep, my husband and I were discussing this very thing at dinner tonite.
Everyone complains they don't get enough, but if it is proven the Bush Admin cut domestic projects for the amorphous "reconstruction" of Iraq, that would be big trouble.
Though most of the projects listed contemplated Mississippi river flooding.
Too busy spending the state budget on promotions to make sure plenty of binge drinking coeds who flash their racks for strands of beads are present during mardi gras.
Plus that money also goes to help subsidize the NBA Hornets and NFL Saints teams. Politicans believe its worth it. I mean, what successful winning dynastys those teams are.
Welcome to DU. I mean FR!
Any more of you guys gonna show up? Another of your buddies just posted a quote from this rag on another thread.
You mean Bush hasn't cleaned everything up yet? What's he waiting for? The liberals will try and use this event to say that Bush isn't helping enough. I guess Bill and Hilary will be touring the area even before Bush to show that they are more interested and compassionate. You have that woman governor and senator from Louisiana, both Democrats, on TV crying and showing how compassionate they are. This is tragic and I'm sure many of you love the South like I do, but let's face it, when you build on the coastline you are vulnerable, when you don't evacuate you are vulnerable and it has become the federal government's (meaning all US taxpayers) responsibility to bail out all these places, not expecting state and local governments to do anything. Of course the rebuilding is good for the economy, so always look for a silver lining.
No one should invest in California because of the danger of an earthquake. No one should build in any gulf city or southeastern US because of hurricanes. No one should build in a city in tornado valley because they could be wiped out. Where would you suggest? The delta from the Mississippi to the gulf is a major national asset. We need to repair and bring it back better!
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