[Ramius]

Well... so? They shoulda' just let it melt?

Emergencies require making lots of decisions in short order... making preparations, some of which end up being unneeded.

Yeesh. I'm no fan of government agencies, but FEMA can't buy a break from the press.

[who knows what evil?]

Now THAT's pork!

[digger48]

Isn't it kinda dangerous to leave that much ice so close to Teddy Kennedy's highball glass?

[FlingWingFlyer]

"Katrina" sure has turned into another Socialist, pork barrel fiasco. But hey! It's only money! Crazy Charlie Rangel would say that the money being thrown at the "Katrina" fiasco is just "chump change."

[eeriegeno]

And Fox just reported that a doggie spa in Utah got a no interest SBA loan that was to benefit the NOLA area? Your tax dollars at work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMHO, some one needs to go to jail and not pass Go and not collect $200.......

[mother22wife21]

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[R.W.Ratikal]

Since when did ice become relief supplies? Is it needed for cocktails?

It's stupid beyond belief to even consider ice as something that should be sent to disaster areas. It is so highly perishable that a great deal of attention and care must be given to its handling just to keep it frozen.

What idiot thought of sending ice and not water and other survival foods that do not require refrigeration?

This is so silly it would not be accepted by Saturday Night Live.

[Fido969]

What is Collins complaining about? After 3 years of disasterous Baldassi economics, she should be damn glad that someone made some money in this state.

[kublia khan]

"When the ice was brought to Portland, several truckers complained that diverting the ice so far seemed like a waste of money. The drivers said they were getting paid $2.50 a mile while driving, and $800 to $1,000 a day while waiting at a location to be loaded"

Not much wonder that truck drivers are stereotyped as big dumb ophs, where else could you find representatives to complain about making a profit.

[Calpernia]

I remember the first thread we posted here on this. We were debating if the truckers had the Portlands mixed up.

Now, I guess it was just a political money laundering scheme.

[smonk]

look, at some point you do less than brilliant things to keep yet another hysterical headline out of the MSM. can you imagine?

DESPERATELY NEEDED ICE ALLOWED TO MELT

Millions will die. Mostly poor black folks.

[Salvation]

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