Worthy praise was given.
Compassion and understanding was shown.
The offer of jobs for returning people through tax incentives to companies willing to locate in the area was right.
The offer of 5000 dollars to each person who lost everything, money designated for job training, job searching and daycare was RIGHT.
The idea that the federal money would be OVERSEEN by a federal group the President assigns and NOT the local or state authorities was RIGHT.
The idea that the federal government MUST BE GIVEN authority to move rapidly into a devastated area and not be held up by local and state authorities was RIGHT.
The plan to demand that every single large city in this nation update and or perhaps invent a WORKABLE evacuation plan complete with necesary medical and food supplies in case of weather or terro related castrophy was RIGHT.
This was conservatism...this speech and what it represents was conservatism at its best.
That the those returning who are able to work will be expected to do so, and will be helped with opportunity to find work was exactly RIGHT! RIGHT ON! AND on the RIGHT.
These "conservatives" when compare GWB's speech tonight w/ LBJ must think Ronald Reagan would have told MS and LA to FO. IMHO Reagan, who above all else had compassion and love for people, would be doing just what GWB is doing.
Worthy praise was given.
Compassion and understanding was shown.
The offer of jobs for returning people through tax incentives to companies willing to locate in the area was right.
The offer of 5000 dollars to each person who lost everything, money designated for job training, job searching and daycare was RIGHT.
The idea that the federal money would be OVERSEEN by a federal group the President assigns and NOT the local or state authorities was RIGHT.
The idea that the federal government MUST BE GIVEN authority to move rapidly into a devastated area and not be held up by local and state authorities was RIGHT.
The plan to demand that every single large city in this nation update and or perhaps invent a WORKABLE evacuation plan complete with necesary medical and food supplies in case of weather or terro related castrophy was RIGHT.
This was conservatism...this speech and what it represents was conservatism at its best.
That the those returning who are able to work will be expected to do so, and will be helped with opportunity to find work was exactly RIGHT! RIGHT ON! AND on the RIGHT.
AMEN ! Best post on this thread tonight, by far. Thank you.