Bush vows 'biggest relief effort'

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[F16Fighter]

"It was in 2000, though it was pretty much dropped by the wayside in the 2004 campaign."

Lol, yeah "pretty much."

The GOP's been hijacked by "compassionate conservative" RINOs.

[sergeantdave]

I agree with your sentiment, if I'm reading it right.

This is an excellent time to move the free market in and allow citizens who rent to instead buy.

Private property owners are America's strength, and private property owners stand as an example and reason to raze every federal housing complex in existence.

I'm 100% in favor of the government rebuilding the NO port because it stands as a critical fort for America's security in the old, constitutional meaning of the word.

But I also want the citizens of NO to become property owners and not renters and welfare check cashers in some federal housing project.

I absolutely do not want the government moving in and buying houses and apartments for NO citizens. I want the people going into the free market and finding loans and building what they want to live in.

[anonymoussierra]

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“Before I go of it is late here I want to address something; you need to control spending of your government; eto fore you can’t sustain standard of what you have. I love your great nation of it you have too control money. You can’t hit a wall and say I pass it for it is impossible control your government under you constitution you can do it. Don’t ruin your great nation its too beautiful and you can do it. “

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thank you all

[Sam Cree]

"Possibly I missed something, but I thought I understood President Bush to say he was going to appoint 'overseers' to see that the money was used wisely."

I don't think you missed anything. I was replying to the poster who was talking about the money being used to lift people out of poverty, etc. In other words, being used to do things that government doesn't know how to do, or have the authority to do.

I'm not one of those who thinks government should take much of a role in the ordering and arranging of society, so my tendency is to be skeptical when I hear a politician talking about spending huge sums. But the way things operate these days, it's inevitable that the federal government will step in and I'm sure the chances that Bush will handle things more wisely than Kerry would have. But on the whole, my opinion is that the nation's problems, including this problem, tend to be solved better and more quickly when government stays out of the way. I do think this disaster qualifies as one which affects national security, though, so there is a role for the federal government.

The irony of having a conservative president is that he is, as far as I can see, increasing the power and reach of central government. That's not good, but it's really not good when a Dem gets elected and has the extra power at his disposal.

[gatorbait]

How would you like one of Castro's affiliated businesses buying up that condemned property and having access to a valuable port?

<1> Come on. If it's valuable, then private investors in the U.S. will grab it up.

Private industry is already showing up. I liked the lifting of the Federal taxes, the tax breaks, and god willing, the idiot regulations, many of which contributed to this mess, being suspended. I don't like the federal hand either ,but it beats the hell out of Blank-os cronies (read Edwards' cronies) gettng their paws on the rebuild money .

[I see my hands]

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"Our taxes have gone down and this president isn't going to raise your taxes one red cent."

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My taxes should be lower still. I don't thank those who tell me to be lucky they aren't stealing more.

Give what you like, Peach, but don't be generous with what I produce. No matter how wonderful it makes you feel, my money isn't yours.

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[gatorbait]

If the presence of a port city right there is one such thing, then money will flow towards that goal.

I think you're right on. It is strategically located, it has theadvantage of access to both sides of the nation. Now one thing tha tdoes need to ne done is get control of the airport out of the hands of the cronies and race hustlers like Revius Ortigue

[gatorbait]

I thought the President was pretty clear. He spoke of tax incentives for private business and some government aid. I did not read anything about the Feds ruling everything , monitoring yes, keeping it out of the crooks' hands, yes.

I think that some here have failed to see , and it is understandable in light of the Media blitz, how vital New Orleans is stratrgically, both in security and national commerce. Ithink one thing is the realization that COUP,SOUL,BOLD and the Democrat dictatorship left people helpless and poor.

Your thoughts?

[Euro-American Scum]

Bush will go down as the biggest, big government president of all time. No wonder the price of gold goes up five dollars every day. The US dollar will be worthless because Bush is spending far more than he has.

But the Neocon, Bushbot, Kool-Aid drinkers will love it. Because, after all, Bush has an "R" after his name, and he's better than Hillary.

[PeskyOne]

The irony of having a conservative president is that he is, as far as I can see, increasing the power and reach of central government.

I understand your concerns, and actually share some of them. Regarding your comment that 'he is increasing the power and reach of the central government'; were you referring to his comment that he was going to recommend that the federal government have the control/power to use the military in an emergency situation w/o consulting with state and local governments? I'm conflicted about this proposal. He needed the right to take over in Louisiana because of the ineptness of the governor and mayor, but Barbour and Riley seemed to have the evacuation of Mississippi and Alabama under control.

Incidentally, I grew up in Louisiana, so I am well aware of the corruptness in the state, and the reasons for the high poverty level. We (Louisianians)need to stop the 'share the wealth' mentality that Huey and Earl Long incorporated and has been used by most of the state's politicians in order to secure the vote of the poor.

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I'm gonna take my purse and set inside a bear trap so they can't get to our money. :-)

[Mike Darancette]

if I'm reading it right

Though I agree with your sentiment regarding owning vs renting I was making the point that we will not be subsidizing landlords and management companies who seem to control about 70% of NO residential units. Whether they rebuild the rental property is the decision of the land owner.

As an aside I would think that most of the working renters are permanently lost to NO.

[anonymoussierra]

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Don't go to jail and stay out of San Francisco and your money just might be safe. :-)

[Ex-expromissor]

'Can you fools (Kool Aid Drinking Neo-Cons) say "President Hillary?"

I am so freakin' pissed!!!!,p>Bush said...,""It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces, the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical operations on a moment's notice."

"...greater federal authority"???? "...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????" ...greater federal authority"????"

[Wormwood]

The US dollar will be worthless because Bush is spending far more than he has.

But..but..he was put in office by God himself. Just ask him!

I hope I'm not the only one to notice that Bush has done more damage to the conservative movement than five Clintons could have.

[anonymoussierra]

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[anonymoussierra]

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You're welcome friend.

[Peach]

So you joined here a few months ago and have a lousy attitude. What do you think should be done with New Orleans? Let it die?