Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Finnigann
From : richardw
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 17:29:00

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Finnigann to richardw on Tue Sep 06 2005 03:49 pm

 >  > In 2002 a huricane strike in Louisianna was listed as one of three major 
 >  > that could cripple the USA. Not much foresite needed... He just had to tu
 >  > loose of the money.
 > 
 >  ri> Have you any idea how long it takes to rebuild a levee?  Let us
 >  ri> postulate that funding was DOUBLED as soon as Bush took office for the
 >  ri> first term. You think that would have changed anything today?
 > 
 >  ri> Have you any idea the level of crookedness in the NO, and LA
 >  ri> governments? Can you possibly think that more than say 20% of the funds
 >  ri> appropriated would actually get put into the levee?
 > 
 >  ri> I have a well educated friend who grew up there... I've heard bad
 >  ri> things.
 > 
 > I have no doubt that governments all over share some of the same
 > charcteristics. But do you know how much of the defunded amounts helped in N
 > 
 > Government ineffciencys aside. It is indicitive of 'w's attitudes towards th
 > average person.

"W" had nothing to do with it.  His job is to run the FEDERAL government.

 > Government is only as good as the governed people demand it be. Yes, I firml
 > beleive it. we get what we work for. government is needed in a compelx socie
 > such as ours. It's up to the people to make sure it's doing the job we inten
 > it to do.

And New Orleans and/or Louisiana did not do this... and hasn't for years.

 > You AND me are part of the process. If people care so little that they can n
 > be bothered to vote, something bad usually happens.
 > 
 > Of the three choices usually found on ballots... yes/no/missing the worst on
 > is the last one.
 > 
 > I hope you agree with me on this point at least.

In fact I do. :-)

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