Link to The Journal - Levees are discussed on pages 1, 20, & 22.
The levee issue seems more and more like a shakedown from FEMA with every bit of information that comes out. Les Sterman should be commended for his work on the issue. The region has a lot riding on how this issue turns out and so does the federal government, in the way the resolve the situation. It should be no surprise to Washington that the American people have lost much their trust.
I must also add that in my view trust lost in Washington should not only apply to the party that opposes the one you favor.
"Let’s meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let’s try common sense.
To do that, we have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust – deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve." - Obama, 2010 State of The Union Address
Without getting into the politics of the rest of the speech and his actions over the lats few months in direct opposition of these statements I feel he expressed what many Americans feel toward their Representatives in Washington.
2 comments:
As for common sense, why should people from all over the country pay for levees that benefit a small group of people and businesses that chose to locate in a flood plain? Too many people have a miopic view of government spending: it's bad when it helps others but good when it helps me and my friends. That's the thinking that led us to a federal debt of $37,000 per person. Please take a look at www.leveewaste.com.
As for common sense, why would a group of people hide behind a website when they feel so strongly about an issue as you obviously do.
The "about us" or "who we are" page on your website has changed dramatically since I last looked. Its even more ambiguous now than it was before. You used to be environmentalists and now your concerned citizens living in the metro east.
I would love to talk the issue with you regarding the levee in person. Email me and we'll set something up.
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