Comment by Jason M. Hendler — December 4, 2007 @ 11:12 pm

Those fatalites were caused by the failure of the Corps’ levees. The Corps’ levees failed in a storm that was 2 categories below their design rating because they were poorly designed and constructed. They were poorly designed and constructed because, over the last 40 years, the Federal government did not appropriate enough money for them. The Federal government has been dominated by supply-side economics conservatives for the vast majority of that time. “Dem” and “lib” local governments financed and built levees and other flood control works through their own resources, in the absence of Federal funding.

Had the Federal government seriously addressed its leadership responsibility, the levees might have been properly funded, they might have been properly built, they might have held, and this discussion would not be occurring. As it is, the Federal government failed, supply-side economics failed, conservativism failed, Republicans failed.

“Don’t give a shit about anyone else” succeeded. You should be proud.

By all means, you libs knock yourselves out! Your Dem governor and Dem Mayor did a good job allowing over 1,000 Dem constituents die, so clearly your liberal policies are just what they need now.

If I remember correctly the deaths were mainly due to the levees failing, and the failures of Bush’s Fema. Oh, and if you try that “Blanco never called for help” story, I’ll just point you to Snopes BTB.

Oh, and the levees failing? In 2001 the US’ civil engineers presented designs for improving the levees that would have prevented this whole mess to the very Republican Congress of the day. The very Republican Congress, instead of listening to the engineers – experts in their fields and all of that – decided to slash funding to maintaining the levees that were already there, and use that funding to build a bridge to nowhere, Alaska.

This was done under a Republican president and Senate.

Oh, and as for managing the disaster…

http://thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline

I don’t see as the Democrat governor could have done much more. Bush on the other hand?

By all means, you libs knock yourselves out! Your Dem governor and Dem Mayor did a good job allowing over 1,000 Dem constituents die, so clearly your liberal policies are just what they need now.

#85, DipshitForPeace,

Is that moniker better for you? I only addressed you directly, because you addressed me directly. If you don’t want a conversation, then don’t address me.

Do not address me directly or otherwise, you racist, cowardly puke.

Most of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans are neither “homeless” nor “jobless” in the common usages of those words.

Residents of the 9th owned their homes at a higher rate than average for the City as a whole. Many of those homes were “in the family” for generations.

Many were employed in New Orleans’ tourism industry before the Corps’ flood. Those who did not lose their cars in the Flood rode busses to their jobs. Many never had cars at all.

With neither homes nor transportation, they lost their jobs. With either of those, they can probably get their jobs back. The City famous for night-life, outstanding restaurants and live local music is desperate for hired help. Most businesses are struggling to stay alive with reduced hours.

The conservative fools who run our government will not assist those Americans in need – those Americans whose only mistake was to trust the Corps’ levees – and when the private sector steps in to help, you are quick to criticize because their help does not fit your formula. You cons extol private enterprise as a cure for everything; but, when it’s liberal-style private enterprise, you sniff and turn your nose. “The libs” are building houses elevated on stilts to protect against future floods, with passive heating and cooling features and reduced energy needs. Oh, and there’s also no formaldehyde!

If you want to apply your ideas, there is no waiting. Just drive on down to New Orleans get to work.

As usual, my point is far to subtle for you to understand, so I will elaborate.

The homeless of New Orleans do not need “green” homes, they good homes and good jobs. If libs just slap up some eco-friendly habitats for their newest pets, it won’t end the cycle of crime and poverty in that region.

What use do you have for a “green” crack house?

Comment by Jason M. Hendler

Knowing that you’ll be the first customer, please relay back where it’s located.

Besides, I’d rather “put down money” on purchasing one, IDIOT.

Ah, the smell of unbridled racism.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1205/p04s01-usgn.htm

Who wants to put down money on when we will see the first “green” crack house?

Teen vowing not to be a Republican raises funds for Hillary Clinton /The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120507dnmetclinton.6860d739.html

So, this is how wingnut parents keep their kids in line, POLITICALLY?

What a DICK.

These people are nothing if not disciplined in their talking points, much the same way as Stalin was disiplined in his insistence that his people say the right things.

Actually, I think the assertion that Bush’s attack on Iraq caused Iran to quickly end their program is debatable and conjecture. But, what is not debatable is what the neocons DON’T want to discuss – namely that Bush, Cheney and their subordinates have been lying to the American people for many months now with their insistence that Iran had, as Cheney recently called it, a “robust, ongoing nuclear weapons program.” That’s a blatant lie as was Bush’s repeated assertion that Iran was ramping up to the point where it could trigger WWIII. They’re liars, and their lies are not about personal sexual affairs – their lies are consitutional crimes, lies intended to fool the American people into supporting military adventures.

If you’re so damned concerned about Iran, please, use the nukes and weaponry the US sold you AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN FUKKIN’ HOUSE?!!

hehehe. That was funny.

Thanks, Juan, I didn’t know that, but it explains a lot…

Yay Edwards or Obama.