....If they can call a special session of Congress....

[radfringe]

I think I pissed off my mother.

She called this morning to say she and my dad wouldn't be out to visit. They live in Minneapolis, I live in NE-PA. They were going to drive out, but with gas prices and fears of gas shortages - they changed their plans. She said they may come out in October by plane - but it depends...

This led the conversation to Katrina. (aside - yeah mom and dad voted for bush - both times...) She said she couldn't understand why people were upset with bush -- it's not like he caused the hurricane.

My reply - he sat on his butt and did nothing. There was enough warning about the storm, FEMA and the feds could have prepared better - but they didn't.

Mom: but no one could have predicted the levee's would break

me: Check your e-mail later, I'll send you a gazillion articles dating back 3 years or more citing that in the event of a big hurricane/storm the levees could break -- they had warning, they knew, and bush cut the budgets anyways

----the conversation then turned to gas prices

me: yeah, they are high here too, and dumping more crude oil into the mix isn't going to bring down prices

Mom: what else could bush do about it?

me: for one thing he could make 55mph mandatory across the nation, institute rationing -- same thing Carter did during the gas embargo

Mom: but that would take congress, and they were out of session

me: no - they were in session, and they passed $10billion in aid -- and whether or not they were in session is besides the point - bush or even Frist could have called a special emergency session -- they did it to put a feeding tube back into Terry Shaivo .... they certainly could have done the same for a freaking hurricane and the gas crunch...

Mom: I gotta go now, talk to you later

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as I was typing this - my partner just asked "wanna move to Canada?"

[babylonsister]

1. Sounds like 'nothing but the facts, Mom' to me. You did good! nt

[CanOfWhoopAss]

2. Notice how conservatives even family members...

don't want to hear the facts and always run from the truth?

I'm sure your partner was kidding but seriously if we don't quarantine and eradicate the disease it will spread to Canda.

[bee]

3. A LOT of people have talked about moving to Canada...

I looked up info on it just yesterday. So I really dont think, at this point, we can assume that ANYONE is kidding about leaving. Some people really have had enough.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

4. May be a good short term solution but...

We have to stay and fight the good fight to the bitter end. We are not quitters. We have to stand up for generations to come or not only will the country be lost but so will the world.


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