PRESIDENT BUSH vs KATRINA
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TicaL;847449; said:hahahahahahahhahahaha
(laughter directed towards the comment that implies Al Gore is no better than George Bush)
Homes....its John Kerry.
and no one is better then Al Gore he is the freaking God/Leader of a new religion.......that is cool.
Oh yah I forgot Bush planned the hurricane and this was a republican made disaster. Kinna like the 9/11 conspiracy. =)
GJC;847846; said:
Could you fill me in on what issues there were that we failed to take "better care of"? Do you mean the federally built, federally maintained levee system? The same levees guarding canals constructed solely to protect shipping and mineral interests? Or perhaps the federally designed, federally authorized levee system that we have waited more than 20 years for? Are you aware of the many independently commissioned reviews of south LA's levee system that place failure SQUARELY upon lack of oversight from the Army Corps of Engineers? Or of the Army Corps of Engineers report stating the same? Did you know they promised that the levees would hold water out of the city in the case of a moderately-paced Cat 3 hurricane, only to fail on what has been determined (by many experts) to be a Cat 2 hurricane (upon hitting New Orleans)?
I don't mind people voicing their opinions regarding Hurricane Katrina, but I do take offence when blanket, unsupported statements pop up placing responsibility upon thousands of innocent people. You are right, though, none of this would have happened if we had each stocked 60,000 sandbags around our homes. My family's house flooded due to my own laziness, no doubt. Perhaps it was more our own foolish trust in what the "best" engineers in the world told us. Mainly that they would protect us, our homes, and our interests. Gee, I have only myself to blame.
It wasn't the "Presidents (sic) Fault" a hurricane struck south Louisiana. It WAS his fault that the federal government couldn't find a way to alleviate the suffering of those aforementioned innocent people. I'll leave it to a San Diegan well-versed in New Orleans' culture and politics to refute me with a withering - and no doubt grammatically precise - riposte.
The Bush parodies are humorous in mostly scatological ways.
I won't even get started on asinine comments about being below sea level. Actually, I lie. Would the poster of that comment care to tell me precisely how much of the New Orleans metro area is classed as "below sea level"? Perhaps the exact percentage? Or perhaps a chart showing where residential property is concentrated? Commercial? I'm sure you'll post the Wikipedia entry about the "average" below sea level amount. I'd be interested to see how much of the above base flood elevation property in New Orleans should be allowed to die off. Too much to hope for. I lament that intelligent discussion is not really to be expected from the best thinkers on this site. Perhaps I should just say something equally idiotic about Bloomington and a future ice age. I guess the difference between us is that I'm not petty enough to advance a hostile, uncaring opinion regarding other people's misfortunes and bleak future. And then cover my ass by claiming sympathy for those I speak of. Please keep in mind if something bad happens to your neighborhood, there will always be those unwilling, and those incapable, of leaving. Death is a pretty harsh judgement upon those souls. Why do we throw stones? If you haven't figured it out yet ... keep voting Republican. Or Democrat. You'll get #%^@ed one day too.
For the record, my home is classed as Flood Zone X, meaning it is expected to flood at a 1% chance yearly. Much of New Orleans and the suburbs are classed the same way. Maybe people here need to check their flood insurance and see how confident they are ... if they even have flood insurance. You'd be amazed how much of the US' population resides in floodplains. It would appear that Bloomington, MN does. I pray you never find out how to rip down sodden sheetrock, while I laud you on your keen foresight in selecting where to live.
J
Derpeder;847366; said:"I voted for him......just before I voted against him."
HA HA HA .... The other option was REAL great.
there really wasnt an option..............but since no body else has a plan other than surrender......the next election should be wild
