Posted on 09/15/2005 4:52:29 PM PDT by Howlin
Edited on 09/15/2005 5:05:17 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
9 P.M. EDT.
>> I think they mentioned some $300 lb coffee.... That's some I'll never have to worry about tasting.<<
Ooooo! Me too!
Right now we are drinking the last of the name brand coffee.
It's on to rot gut from Aldi's after this.
I'm willing and glad to do my part to help my neighbors in trouble's door, and also so my grandchildren and theirs, and on down the line can be the beneficiaries of such bounty, and of such fine locations in ALA, MI, LA; and to have such a booming economy in their own country, the U.S.A.
Thank you so much for your post and I am so sorry for you loss. Your post hits just the right tone, IMO. And it echos exactly what the president was proposing -- this is a time to put lives and homes back together. This was an equal opportunity storm, in spite of what the race baiter's would tell us. Though the poor, the elderly and the sick could not get out, they mostly survived (no thanks to local officials). But the middle class who could and did get out also lost everything in the city's flood. And we all have to work together to rebuild and ensure that a new New Orleans will be built better and be more prosperous than in the past.
Some few last words. I am very disappointed with many of my fellow FReepers who can not see that this is truly a national disaster which requires the cooperation of all levels of government and, yes, spending of more federal dollars in response. To engage in petty fighting among ourselves to the extent that it disintegrates to name calling that he or she is purer than others does not enhance this distinguished forum or provide visiters with confidence that we are any different than other mean-spirited discussion groups on the net. I'm sorry to see it reach this level.
I think you are absolutely right, and I think it will be years before the socio-economic impact, well, first, happens, and then second, will be understood.
But I can tell already that even in the 20 minutes or so that my electricity went out that a big debate occured while I missed participating in the live thread (my family just doesn't understand how important it is to participate in a live thread, LOL!).
I might just have to pour a big coffee tomorrow morning and sort through the, oh, what is it now, 1300 or so posts, LOL!
Anyway, let me just say, thank God--and Jim Robinson for this place.
I wonder, Jim, if you ever imagined, when you started, that you would end up being the one place where people all around the world go to "meet up" when important things happen? Amazing...
From what I can tell -- POTUS hit a grand slam. The democrats are WORRIED. They thought they had him sunk.
Misunderestimated again.
I'll see you tomorry --- I am beat.
Thanks.
Tensions are high:)
HAD TO MUTE the Rev. Cant listen. I will be sick.
Look Wfan ... if you can't see a 'regular-guy-over-his-head' reading a telepromter then there's nothing I can say that will wake you from your slumber. Have a nice nap.
W is an empty suit.
I also see you and Howler have attended the same debating school. When at a loss, cast aspersions. Cheap shots is all you got?
FGS
The three former republican governors have been working with the president so that he is well informed of the corrupt democratic politicians here. They know the dirt and did great jobs during their tenure. Not everybody here likes what has been going on in NO for decades. We have cleaned things up elsewhere and NO has been the stranglehold.
Different times.
different priorities.
How much money is being lost by people not working and therefore NOT paying income taxes? hmmmmmm?
Sleep tight...been an exhausting day between the hearings and this:)
I'm as fiscally conservative as the next person but we have to make allowances here. This is the port of New Orleans. It's a lot more than a tourist attraction in Louisiana. Not to mention all the rest of the Gulf coast that lay in Katrina's path, and the tens of thousands of people devastated by the storm.
The magnitude is such that this is not a regional catastrophe but a national one, and therefore federal expenditures are reasonable and appropriate.
It won't be now.
the IG has a history of prosecuting and investigating white collar crimes.
Pearls before swine....
No, this was a natural disaster speech. It also took ammunition away from Democrapweasles who would say that he doesn't care about minorities.
There is nothing quite so lovely as October in Ohio. The weather is beautiful, the skies are blue and the leaves look like they belong on a calendar.
I LOVE my state!
It sure has! I think we might be as tired as the participants on our side. Good nite to sweet you.
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