Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Finnigann
From : Newborn
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 23:13:00

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Finnigann to Newborn on Wed Sep 07 2005 10:35 am

 > -=> Newborn wrote to sn0w0wl <=-
 > 
 >  Ne>   Re: Re: Um...no comment?
 >  Ne>   By: sn0w0wl to Angus McLeod on
 >  Ne> Sat Sep 03 2005 08:16 pm
 > 
 >  > Angus McLeod wrote:
 >  > > Well perhaps you are correct, but as I understand it, money has been sp
 >  > > continuously over the last several decades to bring about gradual incre
 >  > > in the flood prevention/recovery mechanisms.  Until Monkey-boy took awa
 >  > > their funding....
 >  >
 >  > Let's assume for a moment that every pres before W was putting money,
 >  > even if it was just a little, toward fixing the problem...so why wasn't
 >  > it at least half way better than it started out as?  even if W 'took
 >  > away their funding' what did they do with the funding they had received
 >  > prior? he didn't cut off the money and order them to tear down the
 >  > improvements so how is it his fault if they didn't spend it the way they
 >  > were supposed to?
 >  >
 >  > --
 >  > "You drink, you get laid and then you die." ~~Words of wisdom from Papa
 >  > Titus to his son Chris~~
 >  >
 >  Ne>    As I understand it they did receive some funds.  You have to
 >  Ne> remember
 >  Ne>    that much of the south has a reputation for corruption.  Lousiana is
 > 
 >  Ne>    one of those states that the politicans pocketmuch of the funds they
 >  Ne>    get.
 > 
 > I new it applied to Florida but I didn't know
 > it had spread west. (I hope neither one of us is serious)
 > 
 > ... A day for firm decisions!!!!!  Or is it?

    Unfortunately, both areas have a long reputatation for Government
    corruption.  In the county I live in in Florida (Hillsborough)I
    have seen county commisioners serve serious jail time for fraud.
    It even seems to be prevalent among Judges and many local officals.

Newborn
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