Guns, Butter, and Led Zepplin

[Occhidiangela]

In case you were throwing some of the "mrons" comment in my direction, perhaps I should have copied my amazon basin poss about how the view of politics in general that leads to the constant slogans and issues picked has taken attnetion away from planning and paying for this sort of thing, and how it leaks down to lower level governments.
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Minionman

As I understand some of the old articles, the old stuff from the Times Picayune, after six people died in flooding in New Orleans in 1995 the leadership, state and local, and most likely national due to Congressional funding tie ins, took their time in applying the recommendations of the Army Corps of Engineers on repair and upgrade/upkeep of the Lake Ponchartrain levee system. So, between local, State and Congressional processes, the cost of "doing the right thing" has been put off (in deference to some other works project or money demands) for over 10 years, to include what appear to be some recent cuts on the Executive Budget. We cannot ever know if the recent cuts, had they NOT been made, and had the NEEDED WORK been accomplished ON TIME, all the while relying on HOPE for a level 4 'cane NOT to show up, would have mitigated the disastrous outcome of Katrina. That conclusion has already been jumped to for political point making.

Outcome of using Hope as a Method? Save a few hundred million, lose 10 billion plus, not to mention big insurance payouts severely depleting many companies' reserve funds.

"Pay me now or pay me later."

But the morons choose to blame President Bush? Gimme a break, their concept of agency is appallingly shallow and self serving. There is plenty of blame to go around, and the blame IS ZERO VALUE ADDED NOW THAT THE HORSE HAS LEFT THE BARN.

The Symbols you cite are now Symbols of something else, FOR someone else, for their political agenda. More Zero Value Added Bullsh**.

If you think the moron shoe fits, wear it, if not, by all means don't put it on your foot. It doesn't match your belt anyway, and good fashion still counts for something. :D

Occhi