Re: followup on New Orleans - disgraceful

"Frank Bemelman" <f.bemelmanq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Let's consider the actions of previous administrations.
>> Obviously they were nil, because the study is still an
>> outstanding requiment. New Orleans has been below sea
>> level for a loooong time. We've had hurrcanes for a long
>> time. This is a very old problem. Why blame just the
>> current president?
>
> Imagine a very busy emergency department at a hospital.
> You walk in with a large wound, dripping blood all over
> the place.
>
> The 1st doctor may say 'he can wait a minute'.
> The 2nd doctor may say 'he can wait a minute'.
> The 3nd doctor may say 'he can wait a minute'.
> .
> .
> .
> The 43th doctor may say 'this patient is dead'.
>
> There comes a point where something needs to be
> done, and can not be delayed any further.

Depending on who you believe, that happened either 30 or 60
years ago.

> Bottom line:
> You can't keep hiding yourself behind what a previous guy
> did or didn't.

But, if 9 out of 10 doctors say the patient is inoperable
and the 10th is a quack, then you've got a lot of opinion to
deal with.

> Agendas and priorities change all the
> time... Brilliant folks get their priorities in the right
> order. Less brilliant folks get their priorities in a
> reasonable good order. Bush gave Iraq the highest
> priority, at the expensive of other issues. You can
> safely blame him for that. At the same time, you can
> blame half the nation for voting this man into office for
> a second term.

OK, so you hate the current president. So what?


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