PocoLoco wrote:
From where do you get the idea that the Corps was responsible for the
levees
that failed? The ones that failed were not on intracoastal waterways.
--
John H

Doesn't matter, the Army Corp of Engineers builds more levees than just
what's on the ICW. They build and maintain almost all the levees around
N.O. on a federal-local cost-sharing basis.

On 29 Sep 2005 09:56:30 -0700, wrote:


PocoLoco wrote:
From where do you get the idea that the Corps was responsible for the
levees
that failed? The ones that failed were not on intracoastal waterways.
--
John H

Doesn't matter, the Army Corp of Engineers builds more levees than just
what's on the ICW. They build and maintain almost all the levees around
N.O. on a federal-local cost-sharing basis.

Building a levee and being responsible for a levee are two different things.
Show me that the Corps built the canal walls that failed, or that they were
responsible for any levees that failed.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:52:45 -0400, DSK wrote:



I've heard a great deal of complaint in recent days that the federal
government may not ha! ve allocated enough money to speed up the
upgrades to those levees. This does, however, raise the question of why
city and state residents were waiting around for the federal
government to send enough money to upgrade this, instead of paying for
it themselves.

Because it's under Federal jurisdiction and the Corps of Engineers won't
let them? Because the Federal gummint takes sucha huge chunk out of
everybody;s income in taxes that they don't have enough left in local
budgets to pay hundreds of millions for levee construction?




.... you guys have managed to
pick leaders who give you the worst of both worlds - they're scandal
ridden and incompetent in a crisis.

Ahem. What about those buses left unused, less than a mile from the
Superdome?



We failed you? No, oh brilliant creator of Exit to Eden, you failed.
You might not think of it this way, but: Your leaders failed to upgrade
the levees. You elected a bunch of weepers and blame-shifters who lost
their head in a crisis.

Who exactly is playing "the blame game" here?

Is it the ones who cannot stand to have any criticism of Bush, Cheney,
or that matter, Halliburton, aired publicly?


.... I'd
appreciate a little less "you failed us" and a little more "we've
learned our lesson."


So would I.

Maybe President Bush's staff, who literally spent days *after* the
hurricane arguing among themselves to decide who would be the 'bearer of
bad news' and suggest to the President that he end his vacation early,
could answer some of these questions.

DSK

Doug, maybe you should read this before you start throwing stones at the Corps
of Engineers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9342186/

Of course, it won't support your bs propaganda, but it *is* interesting.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

... maybe you should read this before you start throwing stones at the Corps
of Engineers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9342186/

Of course, it won't support your bs propaganda, but it *is* interesting.

** ** ** quote ** ** **
"They misspent the money," says Billy Nungesser, a former top Republican
official
** ** ** end quote ** ** **

Now, why is it no surprise to see this 100% partisan blaming going on?

DSK

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:51:35 -0400, DSK wrote:

... maybe you should read this before you start throwing stones at the Corps
of Engineers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9342186/

Of course, it won't support your bs propaganda, but it *is* interesting.

** ** ** quote ** ** **
"They misspent the money," says Billy Nungesser, a former top Republican
official
** ** ** end quote ** ** **

Now, why is it no surprise to see this 100% partisan blaming going on?

DSK

You quote one line from the article? Did you read the rest?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

PocoLoco wrote:
Tim, could you post the URL for this? It's great.

The truth *will* out!


Sure!

http://www.nationalreview.com/geragh...0509070826.asp

On 28 Sep 2005 10:55:48 -0700, "Tim" wrote:


PocoLoco wrote:
Tim, could you post the URL for this? It's great.

The truth *will* out!


Sure!

http://www.nationalreview.com/geragh...0509070826.asp

Thanks Tim.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Now, why is it no surprise to see this 100% partisan blaming going on?


So now partisanship is a sin?

Why is it that you alwaysheard the "Bi-partisan" was something un-holy?

ok.."partisan blaming going on?"

Guess thats what you call it when what ever the subject, from 9/11 to
New Orleans, and anything in between, "It's ALL Bush's fault"

Now THAT'S "partisan blaming!"

Tim wrote:
Guess thats what you call it when what ever the subject, from 9/11 to
New Orleans, and anything in between, "It's ALL Bush's fault"

Actually, I haven't heard very much of that, except from Bush-Cheney
apologists trying to score a point by pretending.


Now THAT'S "partisan blaming!"


And you think it's a good thing?

DSK