Replies

I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this but guess I will anyway. Galveston is like a mini-NOLA in the respect that there are a high percentage of poor welfare recipients there. I’m sure that the replay of events could turn into something similar to Katrina. There are lots of Katrina refugees still living in and off of Houston. Three years later! We know this because they are in the news all the time - not in a positive way.

I never once heard any of her statements pre-storm. I would not base my decision on anything she or even my mayor/governor said. They all have their own agendas just like the news media. We look at the facts and decide from there. Geraldo serves only as entertainment in this household :-)

I wouldn’t hold Gov Perry Zoolander up too high. He’s a RINO in a lot of ways. This state has suffered since Bush left that office. Problem is, he’s still the best choice out there and we have to keep electing him. I miss Bush!!!

WOW, house shaking thunder going on here now.

Dog Gone’s report to us when he checked in - he’s close to you, for sure:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2081430/posts?page=1508#1508

I wrote “glad to see you” before even reading your report. Sounds very good. The way this hit must have been a terrible way for it to get to your house. That’s a good thing. DogGone clearly experienced something quite different.

I want to know how YOU with only a little roof damage managed to get yourself to the top of the list! I need to know tricks like that! FReepmail me your techinques - I don’t want them spread too far!

You probably already know that there has been nothing official about casualties. They just have not talked about it at all at all at all... Waiting for a better handle before doing so, I’m sure. That could be true because it is remarkably good or horribly bad... The only thing that makes me fear the latter is the number reputedly staying in the mandatory evac areas, and the extremely sparse reported rescues. We’ll see over the next few days.

As far as the politics: the gov’s office has been very good, and it seems that they did a great job on their evac calls, and encouraging local officials to pull the trigger. And, thank you for your perspective on Galveston Island. I’m still burned about her “[of course I’m concerned] ... that’ s 47% of our tax base!” comment being just about first thing out of her mouth yesterday morning. ??? how about saying “we have 20,000 people who live there” or some such!!! I don’t know about whether the people who live around there are like NOLA, but it sure seems their mayor is!

You keep on making the great comments like that! You are CERTAINLY allowed!