Bush Win Boosts Plan For Nuclear Waste Dump In Nevada

[JI7]

<LAS VEGAS -- Nevada voters who oppose having a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain now wonder if they'll be able to block it, with President George W. Bush winning re-election.

In fact, Nevada voters went for Bush by a 2 percent margin, although it was John Kerry who promised he'd block the dump if elected.

Bush has approved the plan to bury the nation's most radioactive waste in Nevada, saying his decision was based on "sound science."

Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley said three-quarters of Nevadans oppose the project. But the head of the protest group Nuclear Waste Task Force said voters apparently thought other issues were more important.

Voters did re-elect Sen. Harry Reid, who could help block the project if he becomes Senate minority leader. >

http://www.channel3000.com/politics/3892200/detail.html

[smbolisnch]

1. Since when does * do ANYTHING based on "Sound Science??"

Give me a break....
:mad: :nuke:

[freeplessinseattle]

2. sounds like these voters had already been exposed to radiation

I am really freaking out, thinking that the next four years are going to even more rapidly fuck up the whole world. how can people not care???

[drhilarius]

3. well, at least fags can't get married, right?

Seriously, though, I can't believe how quickly the true colors are coming out. Yucca mountain, SocSec., "possible" conflict with Iran. Hang on, folks.

[eleonora]

5. that's a bumper sticker right there

[drhilarius]

6. I'll plaster it on my bumper...

along with "help my mom pay her medical bills" after medicare collapses.

[eleonora]

4. be prepared

his first 4 years will look green compared to what's to be expected now

[skylarmae]

7. the stuff has to pass thru UT to get to NV - Ut=71%Bush

These people have fried eggs for brains already. Idiots and the religious right. Way religious right..... too stupid to know enough to care. Maybe we could turn it into the 'newest Barbie cosmetic poultice' and sell it right back to them; When their faces 'melt' off and their vanity snaps them into reality, they might get the idea "someone's been alyin to 'em". We could call it 'Bush Cream.'

[hadrons]

8. maybe the nuclear waste will sterilize them ...

and we can stop the red state idiots from breeding

[Mister K]

19. Thanks! I neede that one. LOL!

[LisaL]

9. It's freaking hilarious.

Knowing Bush wants to turn their state into a nuclear waste dump, they still apparently voted for him. Well, now they can enjoy the benefits.

[llmart]

10. Agreed..

Hope you like your radioactive state now you idiots. Don't come crying to Dems when your children have birth defects. Oh, and guess what? If you DO have a terribly deformed fetus in your body, you're going to carry that sucker to term and take care of it for life because GOD has spoken. Friggen assholes.

[Carolina]

20. Touche

you hit the nail on the head. I have no sympathy for 'em. Let them reap the 'benefits' of what they have sown.

[chelaque liberal]

11. still APPARENTLY voted for him, while they re-elected Dem senator...

while they re-elected Dem senator...

Does that pass the smell test?

[City Lights]

12. NV voters aren't too bright.

3/4 quarters of them are against the dump, yet they voted for _{my way or the highway man}.

Which moral value advocates newkewler waste dumps outside major population centers?

edited. DesertDem ain't too bright either.

[Cerridwen]

13. Well, as one from the blue county of Clark in the red state of NV

This should eliminate about 3 red states, NV, UT, and AZ when the damned thing blows up in all our faces; literally.

I've been fighting Yucca Mt., the DOE, the Mormon idiocy, and the monied interests since the late 80's; not to mention my ground work on friends and family since long before that time.

Aw, well. So glows NV.


Edited to add response to earlier post re: Dem Senator Reid, as far as I'm concerned, Harry is a DINO. He's a Mormon, anti-choice "Democrat"

It's part of the NV schizophrenic (sp?) nature.

[VegasWolf]

40. Glad to see another from Vegas - good quip - so glows Vegas. How

about what happens in vegas Glows for a long way.

[Bronco69]

14. They get NO sympathy from me, in fact I say go for it!

I hate to be this way, but on Tuesday America spoke up loud and clear. The good people of Nevada basically told him from the voting booth that they want this, so here it is. Enjoy!

[snacker]

15. They voted for him...

it's their problem and they'd better not complain about it.

[JPZenger]

16. Load Up All the Blue State Nuclear Waste for Nevada

Its time for the Blue States to load up all their nuclear waste and ship it off to Red State Nevada. Please make sure you take care of it for the next 40 million years.

[Richardson08]

21. they wanted it,they will get it

[Riptide]

17. Enjoy your nuclear waste my red state, friends...

You have spoken! You clearly want nuclear waste in your back yard. Bush has a mandate.

Good luck with all that.

[yorkiemommie1]

18. now they can drink...

Glow in the Dark KoolAid! I feel so bad for the Blues in Nevada.

[shrike]

22. Bend over it and take it, Nevada

I'm at a point where I feel like cheering any time something bad happens to these dumb fucks. Ohio, losing jobs? YAY! Nevada, getting a waste dump YAY!

[Systematic Chaos]

29. I'm a Vegas resident and I agree with you TOTALLY

I'm counting the days until I have a way out of here. I hate it, my wife hates it... the fucking idiot tourists that come here (and which I have to deal with on a daily basis at my job) just see the stupid shit on the Travel Channel and the networks and think this is some kind of goddamn paradise. IT'S A SHITHOLE with no infrastructure to speak of and planning that's all but nonexistent. And what cracked me up about this election cycle was the ballot question about "raising" the minimum wage from the Federal minimum of $5.15, to I believe $6.15. The catch is, it would ONLY be for those people who have no health insurance! Now, from where I stand, I would think it would be cheaper for employers to offer insurance to the workers for like $250 a month, with a $50 deductible, a $25 prescription copay for generics, and something like a 75% copay for all services. NOBODY would take it, and the employers would only pay a fraction of that extra dollar an hour over time. I voted against that measure, hoping that it will get shot down and someone with some fucking BALLS will tell these greedy industries to shove it and do the thing right.

Sorry to the rest of you Vegas DU'ers. I know some of you may have a totally different take on this town. I just needed to rant. Forgive me, please as I'm not trying to offend; I'm just soooo pissed off. :(

[Piperay]

41. Same here

it is now payback time and the time when they suffer the effects of what they put into office.

[jpak]

23. Yucca Mountain will cost taxpayers ~$28 billion

It was supposed to be funded by the Nuclear Waste Fund - a 0.1 cent fee on nuclear generated electricity.

The NWF will ultimately generate $28 billion - Yucca Mountain will ultimately cost $56 billion.

It will also take 35,000 individual shipments to YM to deal with the current inventory of military and civilian nuclear waste.

These shipments will be transiting through heavily populated areas (i.e., your town).

Finally, YM cannot accommodate future nuclear waste production - we will have to build another site sometime in the near future.

FUCK BUSH and FUCK NUCLEAR POWER...

[JI7]

38. Bush was never big on science

[Beetwasher]

24. Hope You Like It Nevada! Nuclear Waste! YUMMY!

You get what you pay for...

[NVMojo]

25. Las Vegans need to blame Elko County for this....

Email me at the DU link above and I will send you some compilations I have.

Elko County elected officials have been wined and dined by Bob List, Nuke Lover for Jesus. Elko County didn't get the koolaid money that Eureka and other rural counties did for that five year period that was to educate the public on nuclear waste storage and transportation.

Not one elected official up here is opposed to Yucca Mtn. and they actually believe that they will get money for supporting it. Elko County is the biggest rural county that the NUMBER 2 transportation route runs through and we all know you Las Vegans will not let NUMBER ONE route go through your neighborhood.

Elko County voted a majority Repuke, claiming even a large majority of Dems went for Bush, brags that they pushed the State for Bush, he won by 2%.

Go figure. Next time, look bigger than your own borders for your enemy and then watch his habits. Think like KKKarl Rove or you will never win a political battle again.

http://www.elkodaily.com/articles/2004/11/03/news/local/news1.txt

ELKO - Elko County voters played a historic role in the re-election of George W. Bush as president of the United States.

Voters in Elko County accounted for more than half of the president's winning margin in Nevada, which proved to be the state that gave Bush the needed electoral votes to capture a second term in the White House.

Bush carried Nevada by a 21,567 vote margin, or a 50-47 percentage edge.

Elko County returns accounted for more than 50 percent of that margin when voters cast 11,935 votes for the president.

Nevada swung the national election tally that led to the concession this morning by Democratic challenger John Kerry.

County voters cast ballots for Bush by a 78 percent to 20 percent margin.

snip...

She said she was ecstatic that Elko County was pivotal in providing the margin of difference in the election.

Commissioner Warren Russell noted the historical context of the Elko County vote.

"I think this is a proud moment for Elko County to be so instrumental in electing our new president," Russell said. "President Bush is going to be on our side in two areas that are crucial to our state and that is mining and agriculture."

more...

Elko Mayor Mike Franzoia said both the Bush and Kerry campaigns anticipated the power of rural areas.

"That's why they thought Elko was important," Franzoia said. "It's why Cheney came here and Kerry sent his people here. I'm glad Nevada pushed it over the top."
(Elko City is a city of about 16,000 and Cheney gave us a personal neocon enema when he landed here in August)

snip...

[oly]

26. I Live in Vegas. F'g Repugs think that Bush will stop it. The thing

is, we'll get the dump amd the Repugs will blame Dem's. Bush will not be blamed. Old farts here (many retired) think Bush protects them from a terrorist attack on NY,NY. The Rapture insane don't care (many of them). Thank God for the Hispanic folks. They are the only sane people -- and me, of course. I may have exaggerated, slightly.

[Skittles]

27. you wanted him, you got him

enjoy your NUKULAR WASTELAND. :nopity:

[AspenRose]

28. BED. MADE. LIE.

See what happens when you vote against your best interests?

[Loki]

30. This is going to become my standard reply to Bush supporters

You got what you wanted, now I hope you get what you deserve.

[FlaGranny]

31. Damn it - time after time

it happens. Are people that stupid to vote for a man that is against just about everything that they stand for? I guess so.

[noamnety]

32. Another Bush pro-life agenda item

If abortions created corporate profits, the Christian Coalition would be rushing to endorse them.

Pollution and radiation DOES cause spontaneous abortions, cancer, and birth defects. But someone gets rich from it so it's good. Yay!

[oly]

33. I hope you folks are funnin' us folks from NV with the Bed, Made,

and stuff, but let's all hang togeter to the fight the beast. Us Dem's in NV are with you all and your concerns.

[shawn703]

34. Well, at least it's NIMBY n/t

[Mister K]

35. That is unless you live in Nevada :)

Which I would venture that very few of us do.

[Systematic Chaos]

36. I'm aware of about a dozen of us.

Yeah, we're a whopping 47th in education last I heard, but some of us are actually literate and give a damn.

[Benhurst]

37. A modest proposal for the state of Nevada:

your new state song should be "GLOW, LITTLE GLOWWORM."

Living in North Carolina, I'm used to self-destructive idiots. But really, Nevada, you take the cake. :party:

[Piperay]

39. I'm sorry for those in NV who voted correctly but

from now my response is going to be 'it's not my problem'. :shrug: I'm not taking on the problems of others anymore, I voted correctly and there is nothing else I'm up to doing any longer. :-(