posted on September 2, 2005 06:53:28 AM new
Peepa, dont make me step in here and help you!
I am warning you........
Tell the good board what you mean. Of the snooty snotty sense of entitlement that many on the right encompass and has long been the bane of the democratic party. Google it - get some words.
C'mon now...SPEAK!!
~~ Let him who seeks Justice, First Seek Truth ~~
[ edited by dblfugger9 on Sep 2, 2005 06:55 AM ]
posted on September 2, 2005 07:44:39 AM new
peepa, so this thread is to make a point about poverty levels? I won't disagree that poverty is and continues to be a problem but I'm afraid that trying to fuse the poverty level together with the earnings of a company like Del Monte just makes no sense to me. A company like Del Monte doing well is a good thing. It creates jobs and products which people need and want. The fact they're successful is a good thing. Poverty is a bad thing and I'm afraid one has nothing to do with the other.
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is a dangerous political challenge for President George W. Bush even as he grapples with a string of bad news on the Iraq war, soaring gas prices and slumping approval ratings.
The widespread destruction on the Gulf Coast, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, threatens to hit all Americans in the pocketbook by wreaking havoc on gas prices and the U.S. economy.
The result, analysts say, could be new questions about Bush's leadership and priorities, particularly his decisions to push for big tax cuts and pour billions of dollars into an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq.
"This is a supreme test of Bush's leadership at a time when resources are thin and his approval ratings are perilously low," pollster John Zogby said.
The hurricane's aftermath also could be more bad news for Republicans already worried about the political fallout in the 2006 congressional elections from the Iraq war. Republicans counting on domestic issues to trump Iraq in the minds of voters could find little solace there.
"The U.S. economy in the hurricane's aftermath is going to be a lot more important to a lot more voters than Iraq, no matter how well or poorly it's going over there," said California-based Republican consultant Dan Schnur.
"If the situation in Iraq has not improved, and if the hurricane causes an economic downturn, then Republican candidates have something to worry about," Schnur said.
Bush cut short a month-long vacation by two days to return to Washington on Wednesday, swooping low over the flooded coast for a first-hand view on the way back. He then headed a meeting of emergency officials and made a short public statement from the White House Rose Garden.
The New York Times, in an editorial on Thursday, called his statement "one of the worst speeches of his life."
On Thursday Bush called Katrina a temporary setback for the economy and appeared in public with former Presidents George Bush, his father, and Bill Clinton. He asked them to head a drive for disaster relief similar to the one they conducted after the Asian tsunami.
Some Democrats were quick to attack Bush for a feeble and late response, and drew links between the administration's focus on Iraq while domestic priorities like flood prevention were starved for funds. Continued ...
posted on September 2, 2005 09:33:50 AM new
mingotree, we have just begun to see how Bush and the Republican controlled houses ignored studies of depending disaster in New Orleans.
For Republican voters only, IF YOU VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICANS. NEW ORLEANS IS (ANOTHER) EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOUR VOTE IS BRINGING YOU.
