The levee problem has been there for many decades and is more a problem of
how to handle high risk, low probability needs, given the millions of
competing demands for all our tax dollars. There is no easy answers to these
difficult questions.

Richard

Michael R. Roeser wrote:

> What is appalling to me is the people you mention are shooting the
> people that are trying to rescue them then stealing their boats so they
> can rob other people stranded on rooftops. That type of behavior is
> hindering all of the rescue efforts at this point.
> What appalls me even more is how quickly folks are using this disaster
> for future advancement of their political careers. This is not the time
> for politicians to behave in this manner. I am ashamed of all of them
> and the media for purposely trying to make matters worse by selectively
> focusing on one or two areas and stirring people up.
> I keep seeing references made as to why the Bush administration did fix
> the levees in New Orleans. If memory serves, Bill Clinton served the
> country for eight years before Bush did. Why did President Clinton not
> fix the levees? This is not even an issue at this point.
> This was a massive disaster that I do not believe anyone in the White
> House could have handled any faster or any better.
> Let us drop politics and help these folks out to the best of our
> abilities.
>
> Michael R. Roeser
> IT Analyst
> College of Engineering & Computer Science
> EMCS Room 317
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> "We should be careful not to pare down God's omnipotence to the level of
> our human opinions."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UTC Staff E-Mail List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> maggie mcmahon
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: [UTCSTAFF] Krystal Square-Off on UTC campus Friday
>
> Yes Kit,
> It is a public relations nightmare. And a disgrace that citizens that
> "just happen" to be poor and mostly black are literally abandoned at the
> place they were told to go.  I thought the sports arena was isolated by
> miles of deep water - BUT in fact,  it is possible to drive right up to
> the center. My GOD! People are miserable, sick and some are dieing. What
> would it take to get a Krystal's truck full of food and water to those
> stranded people? I am so ashamed for our country. And  am totally
> frustrated by the juxtaposition of want and waste. mm.
> Maggie McMahon
> UC Foundation Professor of Art
>
>


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