I think we should forget the politics and do as Jim did -- give what we can
to the Red Cross or other aid societies to help those so devastated by
Katrina. Trying to place blame for such a disaster certainly doesn't help
the victims of this horrible natural event.
Myrna J. Rademacher, MCSE, MCSA, MCP
Systems Administrator
Humes Barrington, P.C.
St. Louis, MO USA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:30 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina
It should be noted, though, that there were slightly over $38B worth of Army
Corp. Engineer projects for upstream alleviation, spilloff grounds, and
levee design that were openly opposed since 1997 by the National Wildlife
Fund, PETA, River Conservation Forum, and the World Wildlife Fund (on the
left) and the National Taxpayers Union, Taxpayers America, and WasteRot
organizaitons on the right. Since 1997, every proposal that the Army Corp
of engineers has put up for levee redesign has been bitterly opposed by
heavy lobbying groups on both sides of the isle, to the extent where the
feasibility of moving forward with them was nil.
I think I've said this, but my oldest brother has worked for the Pentagon
for almost 4 years now, before then with the USMS, and so on.. and these
projects were so bitterly opposed that I don't know what people expected.
There were tons of people on both sides who lobbied in committee to get the
cuts put into place.. and still, for many, the cuts were nowhere near
enough.
I'm not saying that's right, I'm just saying, let's not pretend that Bush
(or anyone) operated in a vaccuum; the pressures against the Army Corp of
Engineers were severe. I'll have a longer post later; I'll talk to him
later tonight and see how things go ;)
CW
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From: Eli Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:52:58 -0500
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina
While I do agree that living below sea level like that is a bad idea
this was preventable. There was a major levee construction project
whose funding was cut by Bush (~$250 million) If Bush didn't cut the
funding the levees wouldn't have broke so easily like they did.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_c
ontent_id=1001051313
Eli
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From: Gary VanderMolen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina
It's so American. Don't teach birth control, fight abortion.
Don't prepare for mathematical certainty, worship the melodrama of
numerically insufficient rescues.
The only certainty is that Mother Nature is unpredictable. How much
money should we throw at this bottomless pit? If you design levees
for a Cat 3, next time it will be a Cat 4 hurricane. People should
not live below sea level when they are so close to massive bodies of
water.
Gary VanderMolen
