[Rhodes22-list] katrina anniversary (political) reply to y2k

[elle]

Brad

You are right ....but the idea of personal
responsibility for one's own circumstances has become
so foreign to this country...that concept was
effectively  wiped out in the '60's-'80's
upheavals...just look at the VA Tech victims'
fund...(please...no bashing here....I KNOW what it is
like to lose a loved one in horrific
circumstances...)...but some situations cannot be
mitigated...ya just gotta suck up & move on...or sit
in the corner & moan 'Woe is me...but $$$ might make
me feel better.."

Sometimes life just plain SUCKS.

I could go on but 'enuf said....

elle


--- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> John,
> 
> Iraq and Afghanistan have absolutely nothing to do
> with Katrina.  NOTHING!
> Here is another little secret, Bush 43 had nothing
> to do with Katrina.
> Absolutely nothing.  I'll be just as happy as anyone
> when his term is gone
> so folks like you will have to find something else
> as an excuse for
> everything.
> 
> The liberal media can't help themselves from somehow
> blaming bad weather on
> the government and suggesting that if only we spent
> a gazillion dollars of
> taxpayer money, all would be well again.  How about
> we think outside the
> box?  Here is a suggestion, BUILD YOUR FRIGGIN HOUSE
> ON HIGH GROUND!"  I've
> asked plenty of people on the coast how they rebuilt
> after Camille and they
> said, "we just did it".  One of the reasons the
> recovery from Katrina is so
> slow is that everyone is waiting around to see where
> the next government tit
> is going to land and how big it will be.
> 
> If someone has a better idea of how to handle
> Katrina, I'm all ears.  If you
> just want to bash Bush, pick another subject with
> me.  There are plenty to
> choose from.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/27/07, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > brad
> >   how many houses does that buy in iraq or
> afghanistan or "_____________"?
> > and the home and car price can only be 2.5% of the
> cost of replacing the
> > infrastructure necessary to support a habitable
> community. i'd be willing to
> > bet that after you put in new roads, gas and
> electricity, water, sewage,
> > traffic lights, (did i forget anything??), you
> have nothing left for a house
> > or car. i also note you said allocated, not spent.
> there are plenty of
> > people who have or want a house on the water.
> lakes, rivers, bay, or ocean,
> > (boat owners come to mind). those who do own
> property at sea level, know the
> > risks, so did the residents of nola. but the
> levees failed, and the
> > government is liable for damages incurred
> regardless of whether you are
> > talking about state, or federal jurisdiction. one
> more thing,  if you don't
> > treat all people with respect, even if its hard,
> and you sometimes do it
> > knowingly tongue in cheek, it will come back to
> you in spades. ask yourself
> > this one question: when
> > a child gets caught in a lie, what is the real
> reason that it cries? john
> > b
> >
> > Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   The airwaves and the press are starting to get
> busy with the second
> > anniversary of Katrina. In case you missed it,
> Katrina hit the Mississippi
> > Gulf Coast. New Orleans got hit by the remnants,
> at about a CAT 1level.
> > The levee system that we all paid for was supposed
> to be good to CAT 3.
> > Funny how after a hundred years of corruption by
> the locals the money
> > didn't
> > get spent where it was supposed to have been
> spent. I'm not heartless
> > folks, I'm a realist. Here's your clue; this is a
> big country, live above
> > sea level. The Sun Herald (sunherald.com) ran an
> article today stating
> > that
> > the $23 Billion (Big B) that has been allocated to
> the MS coast would buy
> > two, as in TWO, $166,000 houses for everyone who
> lost their home in
> > Mississippi. If that isn't enough, there is enough
> money left over two buy
> > the same folks a fully loaded Honda Accord V-6
> each, to commute between
> > their two $166K houses. Spin this in to "it's all
> 43's fault" if you must.
> > If I have to listen to one more "I feel your pain"
> or its equivalent from
> > a
> > politician, I'll puke. I'm not sure whether our
> little company is part of
> > the solution or part of the problem, but we sure
> have had a good time and
> > enjoyed the fight so far. Be sceptical about every
> thing you read and see
> > on TV for the next few days concerning Katrina.
> They have soap to sell,
> > and
> > two weeks from now, Katrina won't sell soap or
> shinola.
> >
> > Brad
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