Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : Daemon
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 08:34:00

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Frank Reid to Finnigann on Mon Sep 05 2005

 > So, let me make this analogy, and then I'm going to shut up about it.  Say
 > you're my 19 year-old son and come to me with, "Dad, I need $500 to buy food
 > for my new apartment to last the month."  I say, "Sorry, I only have $250 to
 > spare... Try to stretch it out."  Does it matter why I can't give you the fu
 > $500 you requested?  Probably, but it's a) my decision to prioritize my mone
 > as I see fit, and b) none of your business, really.
 > 
 > So, you take your $250 and head to the store.  On the way, you drop $20 for 
 > movie and some popcorn, and you then drop $100 on a pair of tennis shoes.  Y
 > get to the supermarket with your remaining $130 and start to shop.  You grab
 > few essential staples -- bread, cereal and such -- but you also load up on
 > candy, soda and assorted junk food.

  I have another analogy.

  Let's say you have a city that's below sea level, and every expert on the
planet qualified to make the assessment of it's viability says, "Hey...  We've
learned some new stuff about storm patterns and hurricanes and things, and
these here levees and pumps are not only in disrepair, but they're not ACTUALLY
rated for what we originally rated them for.  It'll take $500,000,000 to effect
corrections to the system."

  Then, the president, Super-Genius that he is, says, "PORK!" and only writes a
check for $166,000,000, and Congress only ups that to $250,000,000.

  Now.  Either we can assume Frank's on the ball here and GWB knows better than
EVERYONE else (except Frank, of course, who's just as smart as GWB himself) and
they only REALLY needed $166 mil, making the $250 mil Congress approved
wasteful by $84 mil, or we can visit reality and recognize that $250 mil was
skimped off the top despite the clearly-defined need because $100s of BILLIONS
was more important an expense in Iraq.

  *rubs chin*  Hmmm.

  Tough call.  I mean, we all KNOW how scientifically and engineering oriented
Dubbya is and all.  I bet he can almost spell levee right and everything.


       [daemon]                 
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